Assembly of a graphical program for accessing data from a data source/target

A memory medium comprising program instructions for accessing data from a data source in a computer system, wherein the computer system includes a display, wherein the memory medium stores:

• a graphical program, wherein the graphical program comprises a plurality of connected nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes include a first node, wherein the first node is operable to access data from a plurality of different data sources;
• a uniform resource locator (URL) which specifies the data source, wherein the URL is received in response to user input;
• wherein, during execution of the graphical program:
• the first node is operable to connect to the data source and receive the data from the data source using the URL;
• the first node is operable to convert the data into a format useable by the graphical program after the first node connects to the data source and receives the data.

A computer-implemented method for publishing data to a data target in a computer system, wherein the computer system includes a display, the method comprising:

• assembling a graphical program on the display, wherein said assembling comprises:
• displaying one or more nodes in the graphical program in response to user input;
• displaying a first node in response to user input, wherein the first node is operable to publish data to a plurality of different data targets;
• connecting the one or more nodes and the first node in response to user input, wherein the first node is coupled to receive data from a second node;
• receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) which specifies the data target, wherein the URL is received in response to user input;
• executing the graphical program, wherein said executing comprises:
• the first node receiving data from the second node;
• the first node converting the data into a format useable by the data target;
• and
• the first node connecting to the data target using the URL and publishing the data to the data target.

A memory medium comprising program instructions for publishing data to a data target in a computer system, wherein the computer system includes a display, wherein the memory medium stores:

• a graphical program, wherein the graphical program comprises a plurality of connected nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes include a first node, wherein the first node is operable to publish data to a plurality of different data targets, wherein the first node is coupled to receive data from a second node;
• a uniform resource locator (URL) which specifies the data target, wherein the URL is received in response to user input;
• wherein, during execution of the graphical program:
• the first node is operable to receive data from the second node;
• the first node is operable to convert the data into a format useable by the data target;
• and
• the first node is operable to connect to the data target using the URL and publish the data to the data target.