Control inputs into a text file

[lacorgui]

Hello all, 

does anyone know how to save into a text file different numbers the user puts using controls??

I have been tried using arrays but I didn´t success 😞

Thanks!! 

[P@Anand]

Can you show us how you did (Attach a VI in 2013 or earlier version)

[GerdW]

Hi lacorgui,

you could format your numbers into a text file like this:

This is just one method of saving numbers to files. There are a lot more, just look at the file functions palette!

[lacorgui]

I got it when my inputs are fixed, converting numbers to strings and then concatenating those. However, this does not work when I have different values during time, for example during a measurement.  

What I want is to save different values (namely A, B and C) at different times in a same text file. For example, for a time X I want A, B and C values in three different columns, for time X+1 again the values in a different row and so on. 

I´ll try to post the vi soon! 

Thanks

[lacorgui]

Thank you GerdW, 

I´ll try doing this, at least for fixed numbers (it seems more tidy than my method ;))

[GerdW]

Use WriteToSpreadsheetFile…

[Hooovahh]

If you are trying to save and load control values, OpenG has a Save Panel to INI and Load Panel From INI that is quite handy.  Just pass the VI reference to the function, and a path for the file to be saved to and the front panel will be saved to a human readable file.