Programatically Creating LabView Step in TestStand Problems

I am writing a LabView App that generates TestStand Sequences.
When programatically 'specifying the module' of a TestStand Step calling a LabView VI, is it possible to set the values of the parameters passed to the VI by Name? I am currently creating steps fine, but the only way I can set parameter values is by using the parameters index.
It would be really nice if I could reference the parameters by the name specified in the VI rather than the index derived when the VI is created.
Any ideas?
Steve
Message Edited by SercoSteve on 01-26-2006 05:58 AM
There are 10 types of people in the world that understand binary, those that do and those that don't.

Sorry Sam my fault
Hopefully these are all of the SubVIs and SubSubVis
regards
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