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31...................................................................................... Waveform Graphs
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71.................................................................................... Cursor
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78....................................................................Graph Annotation
80..................................................................................... Annotation
81....................................................................... Intensity Charts and Graphs
82....................................................... Intensity Graph and Charts
82.......................................... Intensity Graph Intensity Chart
84.............................................................................................. Color Scale
84........................................................................................
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91............................................................. 3D Surface Graph
95.............................................................................. 3D Parametric Graph
97...................................................................................... 3D Curve Graph
99..................................................................................... 3D Graph
102.............................................. Dynamic Data Waveforms Time Stamps
103......................................................................................... Time Stamps
103........................ Constant Indicator Time Stamp Control
105............................................................................. Time Stamp
108........................................................................ Time Stamp
111.......................................................... Numeric Time Stamp
113............................................................................................ Waveforms
116............................................................... Waveform
117....................................................................... Waveform
127............................................................................................ Digital Data
131........................................................................ Digital Waveform Graph
133........................................................................................ Dynamic Data
136.................................................................................. Mixed Signal Graph
140....................................................................................Multi-Plot Cursor
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78

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79

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85

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102

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103

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104

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105

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106

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108

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. .Flat Sequence Structure

Time Stamp .Add

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 Time Stamp: Numeric

Numeric .Time Stamp

To Double Precision Float . DBL
Time Stamp .DBL

To Time Stamp Numeric .Time Stamp

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Function Palette>> Programming >>Numeric >> Conversion

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Waveforms

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 Waveform .Analog Waveform

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Controls Palette>>Modern>>I/O

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 Attribute Variant
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Waveform:
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 Waveform -1 t0 .
.Data Acquisition
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Graphs Bundle x0 dx
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:Waveform
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Functions Palette>> Programming>>Waveform

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 Get Waveform Components .Build Waveform

: Get Waveform Components

Waveform t0 dt .Y
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: .Waveform

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Operating .

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 Polymorphism Get Waveform Components

Digital Waveform Digital Waveform
. Digital Waveform

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Analog Waveform

 : .

:Build Waveform
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Waveform .
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Waveform

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 Operating

Waveform Waveform

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 Waveform .

Build Waveform Polymorphism Digital

Waveform Digital Waveform

Analog Waveform

.Digital Waveform

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 : .

.Waveform
Analog Waveform
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Analog Waveform

Analog Waveforms
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Waveforms

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.dt
Waveform Generation

Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Analog Waveform

>>Waveform Generation

Sine Noise Single and Multitone

... Sawtooth Triangle Wave Square Wave Wave
Waveform Measurements
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Analog Waveform
>>Waveform Measurements

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Frequency Domain Time Domain Waveform

FFT Phase Amplitude Tone Frequency RMS DC
...
Digital Waveform
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Digital Waveform

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 Digital Waveform
. Waveform
Digital Conversion
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Digital Waveform
>> Digital Conversion

. Digital Data
Waveform File I/O
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>> Waveform File I/O

. Waveforms Waveforms

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Digital Data

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Digital Data Control

Controls Palette>>Modern>>I/O

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 Digital Data .

.Digital Data

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 : Digital Data
.
: Digital Data

Digital Data

Digital Conversion
Function Palette>>Programming>>Waveform>>Digital Waveform
>> Digital Conversion

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 : Polymorphic Digital Data

Digital Waveform Polymorphic VI Selector
. Polymorphic VI Selector

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Digital Waveform Graph

.Digital Waveform Digital Data Graph

Digital Waveform Graph

Controls Palette>>Modern>>Graphs

Digital Waveform Digital Data Digital Waveform Graph

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Digital Waveform Graph Digital Data -1:

.Digital Waveform Graph Digital Waveform -2

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Dynamic Data
Express VI
.Dynamic Data
Dynamic Data Waveforms
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Dynamic Data
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Express VI Simulate :
Functions Palette>>Express>>Signal Analysis
Dynamic Data LabVIEW .

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 Dynamic Data

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Function Palette>>Express>>Signal Manipulation

Express VIs
Waveforms ) (Scaler Values
Dynamic Data .

: Convert from Dynamic Data Convert to Dynamic Data

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Mixed Signal Graph

Analog Digital
.Mixed Signal Graph

Mixed Signal Graph

Controls Palette>>Modern>>Graphs
Mixed Signal Graph Bundle
Waveform . Digital Waveform
Charts Graphs Bundle
.Mixed Signal Graph
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 Mixed Signal Graph X

X.
:
Bundle
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Mixed Signal Graph ) (Groups
) (Plot Area .
) ( Analog ) (Digital
Group 0 Group 1 . Group 0
Plot area 0 Group 1 .Plot area 1
.
:

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 Mixed Signal Graph :

Examples\general\Graphs\Mixed Signal Graph.vi
Graph Group Plot Area
Add Plot Area

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 Groups Group
Plot Area . Group
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Multi-Plot Cursor
Cursors Multi-Plot Cursor
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Y Plot area.
Cursor Cursor Legend Add Cursor
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 Multi-Plot Cursor Plots Y Cursor

Watch Plot . All Plots .Plot

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 Charts Graphs
Charts Graphs
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Chart Graph
Export Simplified Image
Run Mode

Data Operation >> Export Simplified Image

Edit Mode
.

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 Plot Legend Digital Display Graph Chart

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2...................................................................................................... Strings
2........................................................... String Indicator String Control
3........................................................................... String Controls
3................................................................................
6........................................................................ Limit Single Line
7.......................................................... Update Value while Type
9....................................................................The Scrollbar
11........................................................................................ ( )Tables
15.................................................................................................. Listboxs
16..................................................................(Selection Mode)
22................................................................................ Strings
22................................................................................ String Length
23..................................................................... Concatenate Strings
24......................................................................... Format Into String
25...................................................................... Format String
31.................................................................... Get Date/Time String
34.............................................................. Format Date/Time String
36................................................................................. Parsing Factions
36............................................................................. String Subset
37........................................................................ Scan from String
40............................................................................ Match Pattern
50....................................................................................File Input /Output
51......................................................................... High Level File I/O
51............................................ Write to Measurement File Express VI
56........................................ Read from Measurement File Express VI

61............................................................ Write to Spreadsheet File VI

65........................................................ Read from Spreadsheet File VI
69................. Text Spreadsheet Excel Spreadsheet
71.......................................................................... Low Level File I/O
71...................................................................... Text Files
71...................................................... Open/Create/Replace File
72............................................................................... Close File
73.................................................................... Write to Text File
77................................................................ Read from Text File
81.......................................................... Binary
81.................................................................... Write to Binary File
84................................................................ Read from Binary File

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Functions Palette>>Programming>>String

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Table Strings
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Controls Palette>>Modern>>List & Table

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Row Headers Column
Headers Operating Labeling Label
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 :
Table Strings
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Controls Palette>>Modern>> List & Table

. Multicolumn Listbox Listbox

Items Edit Mode Item Listbox

. Labeling Operating Listbox

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Listbox
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 Strings
LabVIEW Strings
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Functions Palette>>Programming>>String

String Length
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 Concatenate Strings
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Strings .

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 Strings
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String .Scan from String

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) (String .
:
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) File Path (.
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 Enumerated Type .ListBox

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) Boolean (.
) Integer . (Float


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String.
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 -1 Format String
Edit Format String Format String

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 Float
Format String % number1.number2 f
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s . Format String

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 Boolean TRUE FALSE Result String

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Edit Format String

.Help

Get Date/Time String

String)Date String ( String) Time String
( Time Stamp
) (.

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 :
: Date Format :
) (Short) (0 .1/21/94
)(Long) (1 .Friday, January 21, 1994
)(Abbreviated) (2 .Fri, Jan 21, 1994
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:Want seconds :
True .
False .
False
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 Format Date/Time String

String
. Time Stamp Numeric
Time Stamp Numeric .
Get Date/Time String

Functions Palette>>Programming>>Timing

Time Stamp Numeric Time Stamp

.
Time Format String .
Time Format String
:

%a

Sat

%b

Feb

%c

%d

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%H

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%I

12

%m

03

%M

%p

AM PM

%S

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: Time Format String

String.

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 Scan from String

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 Format String String

Format String % f . %f
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Format String String

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 Edit Scan String Match Exact

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 Regular Expression
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File Paths

.File Path Hard disk
File Path Indicator File Path Control LabVIEW
.File Path Constant
Front Panel File Path Indicator File Path Control
Controls Palette>>Modern>>String & Path

Block Diagram File Path Constant

Functions Palette>>Programming>>File I/O>>File Constants

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 File Path Control

.

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 File Path
Control .Browse Option

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:
9 File Path Control
.

.
9 .

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File Input /Output

LabVIEW
.

Factions Palette>>Programming>>File I/O

VIs LabVIEW :
High-Level File I/O
VIs
.
Loop VIs :
Write to Measurement File Express VI
Read from Measurement File Express VI
Write to Spreadsheet File
Read from Spreadsheet File
: Low-Level File I/O

.
.
Open/Create/Replace File
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Close File
Write to Text File
Read From Text File
Write to Binary File
Read from Binary File
:
Binary Files : . Bytes
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Text File :
ASCII Code. String
String .ASCII Code
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High Level File I/O

Write to Measurement File Express VI

Express VI :
Measurement Data File Text
) (text-based measurement file LVM
Notepad Spreadsheet . Excel
Tab ).(,
LVM
.
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 Measurement Data File Binary TDM

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Express VI . DAQ
Express VI Express VI
.
.VI

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 Express VI :

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 Express VI

Express VI Dynamic Data

. Dynamic Data
Convert To Dynamic Data
Functions Palette>>Express>>Signal Manipulation
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Read from Measurement File Express VI

Express VI LVM Text File
.TDM

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 Express VI Express VI
.
.VI

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 : Header

. .
58

 : Text

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 Express VI Dynamic Data

Graph
Convert from Dynamic Data
Functions Palette>>Express>>Signal Manipulation

Write to Spreadsheet File VI

VI Text
Spreadsheet Spreadsheet .Excel
VI String String .
.
61

 VI:
:Format String Format
. Format %.3f
.3
: File Path File Path Control
VI . VI
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: 2D Data 1D Data
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?: Append to File True VI
. False VI
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False
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Functions Palette>>Mathematics>>Elementary & Spatial Functions>>

Trigonometric Function

Functions Palette>>Programming>>Math & Scientific Constants

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 :
Cancel 43 .

Read from Spreadsheet File VI

VI Text
.
VI )(.

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 VI Transpose .
VI :
: Format String Format
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0 .
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? : Transpose True Transpose
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 VI :
: New File Path .
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: First Row .
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? : (End of File) EOF True .

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:
Write to Spreadsheet File VI Read To Spreadsheet File VI
Error Cluster
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VI Block Diagram
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 Excel Spreadsheet Text Spreadsheet

Excel Spreadsheet XLS Binary
Excel
Notepad .Binary
Text Spreadsheet Text
. Notepad

Tab ) (, . Carriage
Return.(\r\n) LineFeed
txt .csv
Excel :

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 Low Level File I/O

:
-1 Reference ) Rufnum
(Number .
-2 .
-3 .
-4 .

.
Read and Write to Measurement File Express VIs Read and Write to
Spreadsheet File .
VI .Loops
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Text File Binary File
Text File .Binary File

Text Files
Open/Create/Replace File
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.

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 Operation
: ) (Create
Help .
Operation Create
Constant

Close File
.

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 Error Cluster VIs

.Simple Error Handler.vi

:
.
Open/Create/Replace File Close File Text Files
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Write to Text File

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 File Path Refnum .File

File Path

.Close File

Refnum

. File Marker File Position
.

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 Strings Write to Text File String

.

End of line

Carriage Return.\r\n Line Feed

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 File Marker File Position

File Marker File Position
. .
File
Position .
: File Position
100 File Position 100
. 50 100
File Position 150 .
.
File Position .
.
File Position File Position
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Functions Palette >>Programming>>I/O File>>Advanced File Functions

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Read from Text File

.Text

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 . Count
) (1-
Count .
:

File Position
File Position
File Position
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: Tab
(\n) Line Feed Carriage Return
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 Count ) (-1
.
Strings String .
Strings .
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 Binary
Binary ASCII Code
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.
.
Open/Create/Replace File
Close File Binary .Text
Write To Binary File Read From Binary File
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Write to Binary File

.Binary
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 :
?: Prepend Array or string Size
: True LabVIEW String Array
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:False .
:Prompt
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File

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File Position Get File Position .Set File Position
File Position .
Get File Size .Text
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:Data
) (... String Cluster
: Byte Order
Byte .(32 Bit) 4Bytes
Byte Order Bytes .
) :Big-Endian (0
.Mac
.

) :Host Order Native (1

.
): Little-Endian (2
Windows .Linux

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 : Sin Wave.vi
Functions Palette>>Programming>>Signal Generation

Read from Binary File

. Binary File
. (Byte Order) Bytes
.

84

 : Data type .
: Count
.

DBL
8 .
.8
Get File size
Functions Palette >>Programming>>I/O File>>Advanced File Functions

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