Call and open an external excel file with system exec vi

[jess1006]

Hello!

I would like to know how I could call and open an external excel file with the system exec vi. I am able to call a txt file, however i cannot do it with an excel file...

Thanks a lot in advance.

[GerdW]

Hi jess,

when Excel is the default program associated with Excel files it should open automatically when you try to "start" an Excel file via SystemExec!

What have you tried so far?

[Bob_Schor]

Why would you want to do that?  What version of LabVIEW are you running?  What are you trying to do?

Bob Schor

[Hooovahh · Accepted solution]

It should work just like any other file, it opens it in the default program for that file extension as if you double clicked it.  Here is an example if code I use.

[jess1006]

Thank you!

What function are you using just before the system exec vi?

I can´t find it..

So far i have tried writing in the command line the complete path including the name of the excel file

[Hooovahh]

That image is a snippet, it is executable code, no need to recreate it.

http://www.ni.com/tutorial/9330/en/

[jess1006]

Thank you so much for your help Hooovahh!! 🙂