Copy font properties programatically

Hi,
How is it possible to copy text with its font properties from a string control/indicator to another?
I know that this can be performed with Ctrl-C (when the desired text is selected) an Ctrl-V (in the new location); however, how can I perform this action programmatically?
Thank you
Raymundo Cassani
Attachments:
copyFont.vi ‏10 KB

Yes, I meant without the FOR loop.
In my application, I have a string indicator that plays the Console role, continuously different parts of my code send messages (with a specific color and size) to be printed in the string indicator. However, as in your code, for every new message I have to read character by character the previous message in the Console and then add the new message; I would like to copy the entire Old state of the Console (with its font properties), concatenate the new message and only modify the font for the last message.
If I concatenate the Old state with the new text and only change the font for the new message I get this (Case 1), if I utilize the same approach than in your VI I get the desired results (Case 2). But this solution is very slow, to run copyFont_modified2.vi.
Thanks
Raymundo Cassani
Attachments:
copyFont_modified2.vi ‏15 KB

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