how to change item label/name

[Jals]

Hi all, 

I have been searching around but couldn't find the right answer for this problem. 

In short, say I concatenate 2 strings together, the output string is called "unnamed_string"

For example, I build a time stamp by joining date and time together. The output wired directly to writing into xml file. the tag of the timestamp is called "unnamed_string". Similar thing happens to if i only bundle multiple things into a cluster without an input cluster, it is then called"unnamed_cluster"

so.. how do I assign or change the name of the created item ?

thank you 

[bharathp10]

hi jals

instead of wiring it directly try wiring it to  an indicator and NAME it and use local variable.(you didn't mention you don't want to use an indicator).

[550nm · Accepted solution]

Hi jals,

This seems to work, though there might be a better way.  Actually the dummy-indicator "concatenated string" can be replaced with a diagram-constant.- the result of the concatenate will inherit the name of the string-constant!

Cheers!

[Jals]

actually. I tried it once. the problem was that it will start generating more and more local variables that I don't really need them to be. But indeed it is a method tried. 

[Jals]

This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!!

[wiebe@CARYA]

Consider marking Green's (550nm) answer as solution (or we will).