Why won't LabVIEW let me wire a 2-dim string array to an output terminal?

[iRobotTester]

LabVIEW 8.0 won't allow me to wire a 2-dimensional array of strings to an output terminal.  I don't remember this limitation in earlier versions.  Has this always been the case?  What are limitations on terminal data types?

Thanks,

Scott

[TiTou]

I have never heard of that kind of limitation... I assume you are not doing it correctly... could you post a screenshot of your code (because I don't have LabVIEW 8, but just 7.1..)

Trying to help...

[iRobotTester]

I'm trying to connect a front panel array (named OutputArray) to one of the output terminals.

Attached is the front panel screen shot.

Thanks,

Scott

[TiTou]

Well... my best guess is that this OutputArray is already connected to another terminal, this is the only explanation I can think of...

If not, post the VI, hopefully somebody else will come up with LV 8 and tell you what's wrong.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Without seeing what you are trying to connect on the block diagram, it's about impossible to say with any certainty but my guess is that you aren't really creating a 2D array. On the block diagram, right click on the output you want to connect and select "Create>Indicator". Go to the diagram and see what the dimension size really is. You have some for loops hidden by the image of the front panel and you might actually be creating a 3D array as something is auto-indexed out of the for loop.

[iRobotTester]

Sorry ... my bad.  I messed up and already had that terminal connected.  Rookie mistake from a veteran programmer ..  AAAAARRK.

Thanks,

Scott

[TiTou]

😄 don't worry we've all been through that kind of mistakes when we were beginners... and even confirmed developpers happen to spend a bunch of hours on silly mistakes 😉

C'est le métier qui rentre !