Create Shared Variable VI

set mode specifies whether to commit the shared variable immediately or hold the shared variable in memory temporarily.

process name specifies the name of the process whose variables this VI creates. This parameter must be a string of numbers and letters with or without spaces.

Refer to the system tree in the NI Distributed System Manager to view a list of processes. You also can use the Get Process List VI to return a list of process names.

shared variable name specifies the name of the shared variable you want to add. You can specify a shared variable in a hierarchy, for example, folder\variable.

data type specifies the data type of the variable you want to add.

error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

custom control specifies a custom control you create. You must specify custom control if data type is custom.

process name out returns the process name you specified.

shared variable returns a shared variable indicator for the created variable, which you can wire into property or method nodes to further define the attributes of the variable. The format of shared variable is \\computer\process\shared_variable.

error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.