How to make a loop run for specific period of time ?

hello !
i'm new to labview and could'nt found how to make a loop run for 2 sec for example, and then to exit.
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Hi Hookso,
You can do it using the different loops like While loop and For Loop. Roderic has already stated how to do it using a for loop. I have illustrated in the attached vi how to do it using a while loop and Elapsed Time function. Take a look.
Regards,
Nitzz
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