Export logfile to ascii format

[evdo]

Before I run my VI I am using the Data Logging->Log... from the Operate menu in order to save my measured data in a file. I guess that by default this log file is in binary format. After the VI stops running I choose, Data Logging->Retrieve... Is there a way to export the data in ASCII format and how? Note that I am logging the data from the Labview operate menu and i have not created the VI nor do I have access to the code (it came with a measuring instrument). So is there a way to get the data in an ASCII format without having to write any extra code?

[SVences]

Hello -

Front panel datalogging reads and writes front panel data to the log file. It logs information about control and indicator values so that you can store and review the values at different points of your program�s execution. The front panel datalogging is configured in such a way that it is not possible to automatically generate an ASCII file to view the contents of the log file.

The front panel datalogging file is intended to be read by the LabVIEW front panel. That is why there is not an automated way to view the log file. If you need to store data, you could try writing the data to a file, rather than using the front panel datalogging.

Hope this helps!

S Vences
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[evdo]

Thanks a lot, this helps.