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Hello all,
I need to write an application that:
1) Reads an array of strings from a file, and show it on a indicator (and this is correctly done)
2) Edit the array, as it was a control
3) Elaborate the strings (My array is a list of SPI commands, that are sent to an external device)
4) Optionally, save the modified array back to a file
How can this be done? It's not possible to think of a property node that converts the indicator to control, because the indicator is connected to a source of data, and the control should be connected to a destination... (an SPI driver in my case)
I somehow need an item with two connections, one entering and one exiting.
Thanks
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hello all,
and thanks for your replies!
I think I've adopted a solution similar to the one you suggested, obtaining this front panel (see "frontpanel1.jpg" attachment)
The frontpanel I'd like to obtain is the one depicted on "frontpanel2.jpg": one structure (control or indicator?) used both to edit and to view what I load from file.
Maybe the only solution is to overlap a control and an indicator, and to toggle the "visible" property...
Attachments:
frontpanel1.JPG ‏30 KB
frontpanel2.JPG ‏22 KB

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