Script connect existing loose wires to case tunnels

[Thoric]

I'm exploring a scripting tool to clone case structure cases from one case structure to another. It's part of a bigger vision, and for this requirement I've made good progress but right now I'm stuck on one final step - how to connect loose wires to case tunnels using scripting?

In the below example, the left hand "Source" VI has a case structure identical to that in the right hand "Dest" VI, except the source case structure has an additional case called "Receive_Number". I can create a new case in the Dest Case Structure, name it and then copy the contents of the Source case into the Dest case, resulting in the snapshot below. What I can't figure out is how to wire those existing loose wires to the tunnel terminals?

I can replace them easily enough and then LabVIEW chooses it's own routings, but I need them to be exactly the same so I wish to keep them and connect their ends to the tunnels. I can't find a way to use the method "Connect Wire" on those wires, only on nodes and terminals.

Has anyone worked with the scripting of existing wires?

[paul_cardinale]

What happens when you just wire the existing connected terminal of the wire to the tunnel?

(Is auto routing turned off?)

[Darren · Accepted solution]

You can read the Joints[] property of the broken wire to get the coordinates of all the bends, then you can delete the broken wire, and re-create it with those same bend coordinates with the Create Described Wire method.

I don't know of any other way to do what you're asking.

[Thoric]

Thank you Darren, I hadn't yet discovered the Create Described Wire method. That sounds perfect! I'll report back when I've tried this on Monday 😀

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[Thoric]

Hi Paul,

My question is a scripting question, I can't 'just join the wires'. I'm looking to do this programmatically. Thanks for pitching in though 😀

[paul_cardinale]

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@Thoric wrote:

Hi Paul,

My question is a scripting question, I can't 'just join the wires'. I'm looking to do this programmatically. Thanks for pitching in though 😀

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Yes, I realized it was a scripting question.  I'll reword my response:

What happens when you just script connecting the wire's existing connected terminal of the tunnel?

[Thoric]

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

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@Thoric wrote:

Hi Paul,

My question is a scripting question, I can't 'just join the wires'. I'm looking to do this programmatically. Thanks for pitching in though 😀

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Yes, I realized it was a scripting question.  I'll reword my response:

What happens when you just script connecting the wire's existing connected terminal of the tunnel?

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You get an error:

[Thoric]

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@Darren wrote:

You can read the Joints[] property of the broken wire to get the coordinates of all the bends, then you can delete the broken wire, and re-create it with those same bend coordinates with the Create Described Wire method.

I don't know of any other way to do what you're asking.

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Thanks Darren, works perfectly.

[paul_cardinale]

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@Thoric wrote:

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

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@Thoric wrote:

Hi Paul,

My question is a scripting question, I can't 'just join the wires'. I'm looking to do this programmatically. Thanks for pitching in though 😀

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Yes, I realized it was a scripting question.  I'll reword my response:

What happens when you just script connecting the wire's existing connected terminal of the tunnel?

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You get an error:

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OK, let me try again.

What happens when you just script connecting the wire's existing connected terminal of the appropriate terminal of the tunnel?