Changing names of labels of plots of graphs or waveform charts

[chusta]

I am using a formular vi to do multiple calculations whose answers i display graphically on a waveform chart.

the problem is that labview does not allow me to change the name of label of the result from the calculation to what i want it to be displayed as to the front panel user.

well... it does allow me to change it to what i prefer but as soon as i run the vi the label name reverts to "result"

is there a way of getting around this problem?

[smercurio_fc]

You can't change the labels at run-time. You can, however, display the caption for a control and change that instead.

[Christian Mergl]

Don't he wants to change the plot names?

There where so many "names" and "labels" in the question that the best would be to post your VI...or a smaller VI which just shows the bahaviour and where you can explain which "name" or "label" or whatever should be changed regarding to what.

Christian

[smercurio_fc]

Hmm... You may be right. I thought he was talking about controls. Now that I re-read the message it is confusing.

[Ben]

Cool its guessing time again! 

Try to right-click on the chart and check "Ignore attributes".

Did I win?

Ben

[Cory_K]

How about some intricate and unnecissary code?

For instance, have an array with all the names you want to use.

Then, if you want to use one of the names for one thing, index that name for the array.

Have a string indicator on the front panel just above the object in question, so it looks like a label.

For different instances, index different names.

There...... unnecissary but its done

[Christian Mergl]

....sometimes I would like to be orange....

@chusta you see its a bit confusing what you wrote, so maybe you can figure out your problem with a simple piece of code and again try to descripe what names do you want to change.

Christian

[Cory_K]

By the way Ben, I gave your post 5 stars because it made me laugh.

[chusta]

Ok... sorry for the confusion

see what i meant below

if for example i am doing an efficiency calculation i would need an input and an output then i would calculate the ratio of the output to the input.

on my graph i would want to see a plot labels named input, output and efficiency

in the example attached i have simulated two signals and i did the calculation with the formular vi

on the front panel i can only see plots labeled DC, DC and DC(Formular Result)

i want to display these on my graph as Input, Outpt and Efficiency respectively

hope that clears the confusion

that is my problem, please give me the answer

[Christian Mergl]

Hey,

You have to convert the dynamic datatype into a 2D Array of doubles. Then you can use property nodes to set the plot names of the several plots.

With dynamic datatype it seemst to ignore even programmatic changed names, though it takes the names from the DD type.

Christian