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?

[cous]

Hi Evdo,

I understand that you would like to retrieve the information from a front panel datalogging log file in an ASCII format. As the front panel datalogging is configured, there is not a way to automatically view a log file in ASCII format. In general, 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 easily store and review the values at different points of your program's execution.
Since the front panel datalogging file is intended to be read by the LabVIEW front panel there is not an automated way to view the log file. If you are logging data in an acquisition that you need to manipulate or view, I recommend writing the data to file rather than using the
front panel datalogging. There are numerous example files that demonstrate how to write data to a file at www.ni.com/examples.

Thanks for contacting NI, and please let us know if you have any further questions.

Best Regards,
Marcus G.
Applications Engineering
National Instruments

[evdo]

Thanks a lot, this helps.