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Is it possible to add custom units to the Labview units database?

I'm using the units feature of Labview 6.1 and need to use "H2O as a pressure unit option instead of Pa. Is there a way to add this to the Labview units database so that the conversion is performed automatically if the user selects it.
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It looks like the unit names are deeply buried in LabVIEW resource files and therefore difficult to modify without quite a bit of hackery. But there's an easy workaround: use dimensionless numerics for your H2O pressure values. When you need to feed them into calculations or indicators set to any other units (such as Pascals or atmospheres), use the Convert Unit node from the Numeric >> Conversions palette in series with an Expression node containing the appropriate multiplier.
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