How to turn a string of two columns intoa numeric array?

[zackmurphy]

I want to turn a string consisting of two columns of numbers to a 2D array so that I can graph the data on an XY graph. How would I do this?

For example, if the string is 

1 5

2 4

3 7

4 9

How would I convert this string to a numeric 2D array?

[BertMcMahan]

Try "Spreadsheet string to array" and set your delimiter to "Space".

[zackmurphy]

By doing this, my array only returns the first column. I need both values in the first row. There's likely something small I'm missing. 

[zackmurphy]

[altenbach]

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@zackmurphy wrote:

There's likely something small I'm missing. 

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Of course there is, but if you don't show us your code and actual string, we cannot help.

• Is the type a 2D integer array?
• Is the delimiter really space or something else (tab, nonprintable, etc.)
• etc.
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[altenbach]

No pictures, the actual VI please! We cannot debug pictures!

Also please resize your array containers to show more than one element.

(You delimited looks more like an empty string instead of a space character. LabVIEW will assume tab in that case.)

[crossrulz]

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@zackmurphy wrote:

By doing this, my array only returns the first column. I need both values in the first row. There's likely something small I'm missing. 

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Is your delimiter (the character between values) actually a space?  Or is it a tab?  Are you sure you even have a space in your delimiter constant?  There is a Space Constant to make it more clear.

[zackmurphy]

My apologies. Here are photos of my front panel and block diagram. 

[BertMcMahan]

Make sure you're expanding the array indicator both vertically AND horizontally.

And post your code, not just pictures (Select All, Edit: Create Snipped from Selection).

[zackmurphy]

Here's the snippet.