The equivalent to variables in text based languages is the wire in
LabVIEW. There is seldom any reason to create a dummy indicator with a
properly written program. I'm assuming that when you create the dummy
indicator, you then create a local variable of it to pass it's value
to some other location in the program. As I said, the best way to do
this is with a wire. Local variables create copies of the data and can
result in race conditions. Besides wire, there are other ways to pass
data, i.e. shift registers and queues. If you would post an example of
one of your programs, I'm sure someone here on the forum could provide
help in redesigning your architecure.
