Using Set Cursor Busy in Veristand Custom Device Page

I am writing a Custom Device in Veristand and tried using the Set Busy vi to disable the cursor while I am doing some tasks on a System Explorer page. It seems like the Set and Unset Busy vi do not work inside of the System Explorer environment. I see that NI provides a way to release the cursor with the Veristand API but I do not see a way to set it busy with in the API.
Am I correct in saying these cursor VIs don't work the way they would in a normal application? Or is there a work around here that I am missing?
Thanks.
Rob
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Hello,
The idea is good, it works for me if you open a reference to System Explorer.lvlibystem Explorer.vi (VeriStand 2012) :
Best regards,
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Mathieu R.
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  CLAD - Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer

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