Save and read a cluster

[demum]

hello,

I'm a student and i have to realize and LV application.
I already made the most of the program but I have a problem with the data saving.
I use a complex cluster (composez of other clusters etc..), I can save it as binary file but i'm not able to open it and read it.
I joint the post an simple VI to explain the composition of the cluster.

this may be a stupid question but i'm a beginner with LabView so i still have problems to understand some LV logics

Thanks for reading and maybe the help 🙂

[P@Anand]

You cannot read the binary file directly you have to use the read from binary file function and wire the same cluster which you are writing and read it as a cluster. One other option is you can save the cluster as an xml file and you can use any xml editor or a browser to read the content of the file.

[Ray.R]

I use the xml method that P Anand described because it is very easy to rebuild the cluster.

I would use the bnary method if I did not want anyone to easily see the contents of the cluster.

[demum]

Ok i'll try with the XML method, I'll keep you informed of my success or failure

Thanks

[Ray.R]

I don't know if the stuff in the posted examples would be of any help, as they may or may not use clusters.

But what  the heck.. if it helps, then all the better:

[AKA_TG]

Try downloading VI's from Moore Good Ideas

http://www.mooregoodideas.com/goodLabViewStuff.htm

Thay have a VI that saves or loads anything

You can attach your complex cluster to it, give it a path and be assured it will work pretty darn good.

Its on that web page somewhere. I still use it from time to time when I am feeling lazy 🙂

Good luck!

[JÞB · Accepted solution]

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@Ray.R wrote:

I don't know if the stuff in the posted examples would be of any help, as they may or may not use clusters.

But what  the heck.. if it helps, then all the better:

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He'll have to wait to see that link Ray

Here is a quick example of P's comments

 

[Ray.R]

ROFL!!!!

I can't believe it finally happened..  I provided a link to a "special" area.

I'll ask the moderator to fix my post.

😄

I knew I was going nuts, I just never had confirmation... 

[demum]

Hello,

Sorry for not having responded earlier but i'm in france so i was sleeping 🙂

I create a VI (with your advices ) to try to read random force values of few measures saved with my monster cluster.

It seem's to works well. So i post the VI with a picture.

Thank you very much for your help espetialy Ray.R for is VIP link .

[Gurator_]

I've searched your site (http://www.mooregoodideas.com/goodLabViewStuff.htm) very thoroughly - no .vi files.

I've Google this files and found a following post from 2007.

I've downloaded ZIP archive, unzipped to single folder and tried to use it with Labview 2012.

It failed to load  (9 warnings about missing files). 

For example 'Insert Reserved Error.vi' missing.

Is there some other package I have to install?