Currently, the VariantDataType are buried deep in VI lib but they are very useful when trying to program based on datatype. Can we bring some of those functions into the light?
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Darren-s-Weekly-Nugget-10-05-2009/m-p/996866
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Darren-s-Occasional-Nugget-03-25-2014/m-p/2791974