Creating Parameters in Visual Integrator

To create parameters in Visual Integrator:

  1. Click the Parameters link at the bottom of the Visual Integrator tab.

    Select Parameters Link

    The Parameters Object Editor displays.

  2. Enter a name in the Parameter column and at least a Default value in the parameter grid. ClosedHere a simple parameter named state has a default value of nj.

    VI Parameter Grid

  3. Alternatively, enter a name in the Parameter column, and enter the location of an array parameter file in the Default column. Under Datatype, select array. ClosedHere, an array parameter named filterlist is made available to the script through the indicated text file.

    Defining an array parameter in VI

    An array parameter file has a line for each value in the array, but it has no header row. For Closedexample

    Array parameter text file

    TIP: Parameter files can be generated by the VI Fileout object by using the standard filetype.

Another alternative when dealing with array parameters is to open the Edit values dialog via the ellipsis and enter the values directly in the script. Such hard coding may be appropriate for testing.