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[GerdW]

Hi Lisa,

now I've been asked to display all tabular information as 1D arrays.

Is there a (plausible) reason to do so?

You still can put 3 (simple) listboxes next to each other or place several array indicators on your UI - but what's the point for such weird "programming style" from an UX point of view?

Hint:

You can separate your (internal) data storage requirements (aka "store the data internally in 1D arrays") from UI representation! I see no reason to not use MCLs for data presentation while holding the data in arrays…

when I enter the values in the type def, although they remain in the array for the type def they do not appear in the vi.

That is intended behaviour: a typedef ONLY defines the datatype. A strict typedef also defines the look (aka most control properties). But both NEVER define the value of a typedef control!