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Skipping step in Labview Config File

Is there a way skip a step in a Config file with Labview? I'm on a business trip setting up a process line in which labview is used to program and set parameters in a backup tape drive system.

Anyhow, there is one step of the sequence which uses a config file to program the drive. This step needs to be run so I can't skip the step in the Sequence. However, within the config file there are a few steps which sets parameters in the tape drive which I do not want. If I erase these steps, LABVIEW gives an error upon startup. If I erase the parameters values, it is interperted as value zero which is also not wanted. Is there a way to have labview skip setting these parameters or ignore these parameters without having to change th
e source code ? If not, How can I go about changing the source code for this ( granted I'm fairly new to Labview )

Thanks for any help
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You have to change your source code. The config functions work like a data repository. They do not know which processing you want to do with the data.

If you want to have a processing depend on the fact that a parameter or section is present or not you need to connect the "found?" output of ReadKey.vi or Get Key Names.vi to a case structure. Use this to skip over steps in our sequence.

Waldemar
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Using 7.1.1, 8.5.1, 8.6.1, 2009 on XP and RT
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