Text output using string indicator from subVI to mainVI

Hi,
I think I asked similar question before, but since then my program got more complicated.
Here is my issue.
I have a program with nested loops to print out the stream of strings in subVI
and it needs to be updated in a string indicator in mainVI.
When I say "update", it needs to be updated as it comes out line by line, not by
the block when the loop is finished.
I was not successful doing this by both shift register or RefNum.
Maybe I do not know the advance usage these two.
So can someone show me how?
I have attached simplified version of my labview program.
Thank you in advance!!!
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
MainSubStrIndicator.zip ‏12 KB

Hi horanyee,
use some standard shift registers to achieve your goal... They will keep the previous valu so you can ad the new line!
Message Edited by GerdW on 09-11-2009 08:43 PM
Best regards,
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