control text with a property node

[rickford66]

Hello all,

I have an application where I need to change the text displayed on the screen.  This is not a text control, or indicator, nor is it any other "obect" in the controls palette.  This is just plain text (press shift and right click to enable writing text).  I've seen this done before, so I know it can be done.  I did it myself a couple years ago, but that example was lost to a drive crash.  It involved somehow getting the refnum of the text, or something like that, and using a property node to change it.  Does anyone know exactly how this is done in LavVIEW 7.0?

Thanks.

Rick

[smercurio_fc]

Here's a way to do it (LV 7.0). You should clean up the code to make sure references are closed, etc.

[rickford66]

Yup, I think that'll work.  Thanks.