How to create an array Station Globals programmatically in CVI?

Hello all,
I want to create an array Station Globals programmatically in CVI. Where can I find some examples?
Thanks,
Zhonghui Ning

Zhonghui,
There is a KnowledgeBase on our website that describes the methods needed to do this. You can find the KnowledgeBase at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/C7C81F4AE5A46BB686256CDA005FA4C6?OpenDocument.
I found this by searching for "teststand create variable". You can find TestStand examples on our Developer Library by going to http://www.ni.com/devzone and clicking on the link for Developer Library. This page has example code as well as tutorials and application notes on many aspects of TestStand. There are quite a few examples there that already address this type of question: Creating Sequence File Global Variables Using the TestStand API with LabWindows/CVI
and Creating and Inserting a New Data Type into a Sequence File using LabWindows/CVI
We continually add examples to these web pages, so it is always a good place to look for examples. While they may not have the exact answer to your questions, the examples usually cover a topic that is close enough for you to be able to apply the example to your question.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Shannon R.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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