cwgraph3d variants in labview?

[cwild]

Hi there, first time poster - though I've been reading these forums for a long time.  They're quite helpful.  Anyways, on to my problem...

I'm using a 3d graph (cwgraph3d) in a simple labview vi and am trying to extract mouse position coordinates.   I can get the mouse events to fire correctly, but I can't figure out how to use the data that is provided in the event.  The event data is provided in a variant format, but I can't figure out how to convert the variants to anything I can use in LV.  I've tried using the "variant to data" function, but I get the error "LabVIEW:  The data type of the variant is not compatible with the data type wired to the type input."  no matter what data type I use.  Also, flattening the variant to a string results in an empty string.  Anyone have any ideas?

Thank you,
cwild

[Ben]

Hi cwild,

Welcome into the sunlight! You wrote "Hi there, first time poster - though I've been reading these forums for a long time."

Then you have heard us ask for an example to help us help you.

Post a quick demo of what you have so far and we may be amble to give you the "push" you need to get over this hump.

Ben