Programatically Change Tab Control Image

Is it possible to change the tab image of a
tab control using program calls? I can add an image to a tab by
right clicking the tab, then selecting Advanced --> Tab Layout
--> Import Image From Clipboard. This works well when editing
the VI, but I would like to change the image while the VI is
running. Any help?
I have found no resources online, or by looking at the property node or invoke node for the tab control.

Not possible. The image can only be set while in edit mode.

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Derek Tucker
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Sure, though I don't know why the user can't just click the tabs themselves. All you need is a simple event structure and writing to a local variable of the tab control.
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For that i want to programatically change tab names and i want to enable and disable a specific tab .
In property i cant find this option and in discussion forums i could not able to open the vi mentioned in the link
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Change-values-of-Tabs-on-Tab-Control/m-p/677900#M311358
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You are have your answer concerning enabling and disabling tabs. Concerning the first part of your question you can not dynamically change the names of tabs at runtime. The reason is that logically tabs are enumerated with the tab names being the enumerations. In other words the names aren't properties that you can change, they are part of the datatype.
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Dear all:
I want to change Tab Control "page captin" name by program control ,but I don't find any property node about this.
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Like this picture.
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Hi 新手一號
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Background image tab control

i use labview 8.20
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Send to Word.vi ‏34 KB
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for your reply!.
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The link still works for me!
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