Convert Reference No. to string

[ATE Man]

Dear All

I am using a device (Phidget 8/8/8 IUSB nterface board) where the supplied VI's useinvoke nodes to enable you to read\write values to it.

When the device is opened an automation refernce no. is generated (this points to an active X object). This appears to be a 10 digit decimal no, but is not of the numeric type.

I  need to convert this ref no. into a string (and also from string back into ref no. ) so that I can store and retrieve it form a string  array.

Can anyone please tell me what vi\function i should be using to carry out this conversion between ref no. and string?

Many Thanks

[andre.buurman@carya]

Have you tried the type cast function in the data manipulation palette?

[ATE Man]

Thanks Andre that works - a function I have not used before and useful to know it exists.