How can you change a drop down menu's selection in a case statement?

Hi,
I am trying to an array finding vi. This VI will take an existing xml file and after the user has selected his/her equipment, input, output, and frequency it will put all of those options into a string and search the xml file for that exact array name and display it on an output screen. The problem I am having is that my input and outputs selection needs to be a little different depending upon the equipment selected. I thought that I could use a case statement to change the input and output selectable options, but I have run into many snags with it. For one everytime I place a new Input and Output drop down menu in the case statement it wants to place a new one in the front panel (I only want one input and output not three I have two inputs and outputs hidden right now). I believe I am using the case statement wrong... Can anyone help change my input and output selectable options depending upon the equipment selected. Attached is my xml file, Array Find.vi (the original one), and Array Find_Test.vi (this is the one I am trying to modify).
Thanks,
dlovell
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Hi dlovell,
There are 2 key things I'd recommend for the code - using property nodes to edit the strings in the combo boxes. Something like the following snippet:
Also, check your CPU in task manager when running the code. It will eat a whole core of your machine (25% quad core, 50% dual, 100% single) - that is because you are running the while loop and polling the control as fast as Windows will allow you to. Using Event Structures is a much more efficient way of working in this example.
Check out the MOD attached
Regards,
Peter D
Attachments:
MOD_Find Array.vi ‏28 KB

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