how do I put two strings in one "string dialog box"

[memmo]

example:

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testing connection.....Pass
testing speed..........Pass
testing motors.........Failed


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I send a string to a device and receive a string from this device.
it is easy to print the string in a dialog box. but the problem is that the next string I get from the device overwrites the previous string.

how can I put all incoming strings under oneanother?

[Dr._Imad]

use the concatenate strings function

have the previous value be the top substring,
a carriage return/enter character be the lowe substring
the new read value be the next lower substring

[MCP]

If you are using a while loop you can put a shift register inside, what else you need is a concatenated string input which will accept your string in the first input and the EOL char in the second.

If you have a subvi, connect the string to the subvi's input and take the concatenated string at the output

Take a vi in 6.1 as an example

[memmo]

nice!! that worked tnx