Sampling analog signal- Sample and Hold!

Hi,
I just started learning labVIEW so I am very new to labVIEW environment( there is always a first time for everything).. I just learned the basics ..Now I am trying to implement a simple basic Sample and Hold but unfortunately no idea (and no one to guide me) as to where to start from or how to do it..I know for sure an analoge signal generator(sine wave) will be required but where to go from here
Can you please help me? any algorithm, hint, reference vi..any type of guide will be appreciated !! I have the concept but not the idea on implementation!!
Any help is appreciated..
Thanks
**SORRY for the double post..had no idea as first one was showing error and not posting**

Hi,
Okay here is what I am trying to do..just the basics..Sampling is a stage in ADC ..i am just trying to reproduce this behaviour..taking an audio input (or any input ) in the analogue continous form..I thought of multiplying it with an impulse train (at a particular sampling frequency) so as to generate the samples at the each sampling interval..I was (I think) able to generate ann impulse train but once it is multiplied with the original signal, it gives nothing at the output (should be a sampled signal)
I have labview 2010!! so I am attaching both vi and screenshot!
Take a look..any help/ideas/changes are appreciated!!
thanks
Attachments:
test-audio.png ‏38 KB
audio-test.vi ‏20 KB

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