dynamically instantiate cluster elements

[JMS]

Hi,
Is it possible to instantiate new elements in a cluster while the vi is running? I would like to have my vi search a directory and for each file in the directory create an element in the cluster. However, I do not know ahead of time how many files there will be. In addition, the type of cluster element that gets created depends on the file. For instance in the case of one type of file I would like a multicolumn listbox to be created while with a different type of file I would like an array to be created. Is it possible to do this dynamically? Thanks in advance,

Jason

[LarsRoe]

A Variant type can hold on to any type dynamically. Look for the "To Variant" primitive.

[JMS]

Thanks for the quick response, but I'm not sure how this does what I want. I would like the cluster and the front panel display of the cluster to be programatically updated based on the number and types of files found in my directory. Thanks,

Jason

[LarsRoe]

If you want the front panel controls to be dynamic as well, you can use subpanels.