What does "new file path" of the Write To Spreadsheet File.vi do? I need a better explaination than what is given.

[howzz]

Looking for some help.

What does "new file path" of the Write To Spreadsheet File.vi do?  I need a better explaination than what is given.

Thank you.

[smercurio_fc]

What's not clear to you? If you wired a path to the VI then that returns the same path. If the input path was left blank then the VI will display a dialog asking you for the file to write. In this case that terminal will be the path that was chosen.

[tbob · Accepted solution]

You can call this function without wiring a file path input.  If this is the case, the function will prompt the user for the input file using a file dialog pop-up.  If a file is selected and the OK button is pressed, this is the file path that is output from the function as the new file path.  If the cancel button is pressed instead of OK, the "not a path" constant is the new file path output.  If the function is called with a file path input wired, the dialog does not pop up and the same file path input becomes the new file path output.

[howzz]

Let's see if I have this right.  What ever I name the "file path" or select if I don't have a "file path" is going to be passed through the vi to the output "new file path".

[tbob]

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howzz wrote:
Let's see if I have this right.  What ever I name the "file path" or select if I don't have a "file path" is going to be passed through the vi to the output "new file path".

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Yes.