How to create multiple Enum constant without doing it manually one by one?

[Unsure]

Just learnt LAbview only a week ago. My supervisor had assigned me a project and asked me to create multiple number constant without doing it manually one by one. Any help or suggestions will be helpful.

Thanks.

[Wolleee]

Im a little confused by your question, if he wants you to programmatically create these constants you can use vi scripting, i provided some links on that.  If you want a single enum constant that updates every instance of that vi when it is changed you should use type def.

attached example

Create enum example

Enable vi scripting.

[Unsure]

Thank you for your reply. Sorry if I didn't explained it properly. Basically, my supervisor wants me to create a bunch of Enum constant into a loop sort of . Hope this helps.

Thanks.

[billko]

It's a shame that your boss has tasked you to do something you know so little about that you can't even ask a basic question about it.  😞  This no reflection on you.  It's like me trying to ask an intelligent question about assembly language.

I'm also having a difficult time understanding what it is you are trying to ask.  😞

[Unsure]

Yeah, but you've gotta learn what you don't know,right? I'm sorry...I don't know how I can rephrase my question to make you understand better 😞

[natasftw]

Try explaining your task.  It doesn't make sense to create an enum in a loop.  You'd need to be doing some kind of scripting that wouldn't really be all that useful if you're new to LV.

If you want to just copy it, copy/paste works.

If you want them to be linked, take a look at typedefs.  I'd strongly suggest looking at this first.  Once you make the typedef, then copy/paste works much better

[Yamaeda]

Create an array of Enums? I think that's what the instructors means but asked for in a "puzzle" way as to not give you the answer.

/Y

[Hooovahh]

On top of that the objects you have circled are actually Control Terminals, not constants.  That might also be part of the confusion of what you are actually trying to do.

[Ben]

Creating enums can be done without resorting to scripting. Generate an array of the strings you want, push them into the [Strings] of a ring property node and let the code run. Then right click the ring and choose "replace" and then choose an enum. Save the enum as a typ-def and you are done.

So scripting is not required except for the last step.

I also belive that you can set the strings of a enum provided the enum is not part of a VI that is reserved to run. Again no scripting required.

Ben 

[billko]

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@Ben wrote:

Creating enums can be done without resorting to scripting. Generate an array of the strings you want, push them into the [Strings] of a ring property node and let the code run. Then right click the ring and choose "replace" and then choose an enum. Save the enum as a typ-def and you are done.

So scripting is not required except for the last step.

I also belive that you can set the strings of a enum provided the enum is not part of a VI that is reserved to run. Again no scripting required.

Ben 

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My favorite way of populating a huge enum - especially if I want to exactly match a document.