How to use labview to control the horizonal menu of TDS420A?

Hellow!
anyone can tell me how to control the horizonal menu of TDS 420A osilloscope? currently,i use "TKTDS 420A config.Horiz.VI and TKTDS readwaveform.VI to control the horizonal menu,i would like to control the delay time to get a specific part of the whole waveform,but it doesn't work,attached is a example,anyone can tell me the reason? thanks!
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example.vi ‏54 KB

Your vi won't load on our machines without the TDS' driver. If you "Save with options" as a "Development Distribution" it should include the required sub-vi's. The be sure and "zip" the resulting .llb file to reduce its size.
P.M.
Putnam
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Senior Test Engineer
Currently using LV 6.1-LabVIEW 2012, RT8.5
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