Set Property (String) VI
- Updated2025-07-30
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Defines a property for a file, channel group, or channel. Wire data to the Value input to determine the polymorphic instance to use or manually select the instance.

Inputs/Outputs
Create if not found (no:F)
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Create if not found specifies whether the VI creates a new property with the values you set if the property specified in Property name does not exist. The default is FALSE, which means the VI does not create a property and returns an error if the specified property does not exist.
storage refnum
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storage refnum specifies the reference number for the data object you want to access.
Property name
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Property name specifies the name of the property. Use the Get Property Info VI to obtain the Property name.
Value
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Value specifies the value of the property.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
storage refnum out
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storage refnum out returns a reference number for the data object this VI accesses.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
Create if not found (no:F)
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storage refnum
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Property name
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error in (no error)
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storage refnum out
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error out
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