If you are developing an application that another person will use, you may not want to specify a fixed channel list for a Measurement task or a fixed channel for a Characteristic in the application. Ideally, you want the end-user to select the channels of interest from user interface controls such as list boxes.

The Get Names function queries an ASAM MCD 2MC database and returns a list of all channels in that database regarding the selected query mode. You can use this list to populate user interface controls. The user can then select channels from these controls, avoiding the need to type in each name. Once the user makes the selections, the application can pass the resulting list to the appropriate function, such as DAQ Initialize, for an ECU Measurement channel list.

The Get Names function is MC Get Names.vi in LabVIEW or mcGetNames in C.