Get Control label in SubVI

Greetz All,
Is it possible to get the label of a control that is connected to a subvi from within the subvi without creating a control reference and connecting it to the subvi?
I'm trying to make some new general use subVIs, so I don't want to get a reference to the calling VI and get refs to all its controls and search for the label because what it would search for will change from application to application, so I would have a string input for the label to search for anyway.
Thanks
Ed
Ed Dickens - Certified LabVIEW Architect - DISTek Integration, Inc. - NI Certified Alliance Partner
Using the Abort button to stop your VI is like using a tree to stop your car. It works, but there may be consequences.

I realized the "wire=control" issue late yesterday. And even though I figured out how to get the control name using a variant input ternimal, then use either 'Get Variant Attribute' or convert to XML and parse out the label, there's a good chance the label will not be there anymore for one reason or another, or that there never was one because the wire didn't come from a control.
So I've reverted back to just using a serarate string input to get the needed string into the subVI.
Thanks
Ed
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