Strictly Type Constant Refnum

[paul_cardinale]

It's easy enough to create a Refnum control for a strictly typed cluster control.

I want to create one for a strictly typed cluster constant.

Is that even possible?

[zou]

Yes.  It's possible.

Just enumerate all objects on the diagram, and find the one with classname as clusterconstant.

[Yamaeda]

but ... why?

[paul_cardinale]

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@zou wrote:

Yes.  It's possible.

Just enumerate all objects on the diagram, and find the one with classname as clusterconstant.

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That's not even close to what I asked for.  I want to set the server class of a refnum control to a strictly typedef'd cluster constant.

[paul_cardinale]

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@Yamaeda wrote:

but ... why?

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For the "Affected Items" typedef for a custom shortcut menu.

[zou]

Not sure what you mean.

Are your try to something like this:

Could you should us your code?

[paul_cardinale]

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@zou wrote:

Not sure what you mean.

Are your try to something like this:

Could you should us your code?

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Are you only reading every 5th word that I write?

I want a Refnum Control to have a VI Server Class of a strict cluster type.

[billko]

It might not be possible, since having a strictly typed constant is only enabled by a special flag (which I believe you are intimately aware of).  I don't believe you can even make a reference for ANY kind of BD constant.

But I guess that's why you're asking, because you know all of this and you want to see if anyone has some kind of undocumented way to make this happen.

Edit: What is to be gained by using a BD constant ref instead of a control ref?  I don't see any practical reason why a control couldn't be substituted for a BD constant.

[billko]

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

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@zou wrote:

Not sure what you mean.

Are your try to something like this:

Could you should us your code?

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Are you only reading every 5th word that I write?

I want a Refnum Control to have a VI Server Class of a strict cluster type.

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I think you need to give zou a break, as this user is usually spot on with their answer when they chime in.

[paul_cardinale]

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@billko wrote:

It might not be possible, since having a strictly typed constant is only enabled by a special flag (which I believe you are intimately aware of).  I don't believe you can even make a reference for ANY kind of BD constant.

But I guess that's why you're asking, because you know all of this and you want to see if anyone has some kind of undocumented way to make this happen.

Edit: What is to be gained by using a BD constant ref instead of a control ref?  I don't see any practical reason why a control couldn't be substituted for a BD constant.

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You can make a reference to a BD constant:

But I want the reference to be for a specific type of cluster, not a generic cluster.

I want this for the "Affected Items" typedef for a custom shortcut menu.