Update Station Globals from LAbWindows/CVI user interface

Hi,
I am having a requirement such that i need to update a station global variable to true or false based on the click on a button present in User Interface.
My Setup:
Labwindows/CVI 8.5
TestStand 4.2.1
Please advice me.
Solved!
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Hi,
first thing, why have you posted this query twice, http://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/Update-Station-Globals-from-CVI-UI/m-p/1317023
to be able to update a StationGlobal, you first need to get a reference to the Engine, this can be done using ApplicationMgr.GetEngine()
Once you have that reference you can then get a reference to the StationGlobals by the use of Engine.Globals(). this returns a PropertyObject.
So now you can use the SetVal methods to set your boolean, eg PropertyObject.SetValBoolean("MyBoolean", 0, True)
hope this helps
Regards
Ray Farmer

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