LabVIEW
open wordpad in labview
Hi Reza,
It sounds like you need to read files of "Rich Text Format." I've tried and failed to make a set of VIs that read and write RTF files. It's especially difficult because Microsoft's flavor of RTF seems a little different than other ones out there (maybe I'm wrong? I had a hard time getting it right before, though). Here's a specification in case you ever want to try to parse it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/86999
If there is an RTF parser for LabVIEW, I'm not aware of it.
If you're specifically dealing with some format specific to WordPad, then ActiveX or .net methods are probably your best bet. (I know you've already tried ActiveX)
If you're dealing with plain text, then I agree with falkpl that all you need are the LabVIEW file IO and string functions.
I'm sorry if this didn't really help you, but I figured that it's better than nothing. If it were me, I'd just call WordPad from the command line for lack of a better solution.
Good luck,
Jim
It sounds like you need to read files of "Rich Text Format." I've tried and failed to make a set of VIs that read and write RTF files. It's especially difficult because Microsoft's flavor of RTF seems a little different than other ones out there (maybe I'm wrong? I had a hard time getting it right before, though). Here's a specification in case you ever want to try to parse it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/86999
If there is an RTF parser for LabVIEW, I'm not aware of it.
If you're specifically dealing with some format specific to WordPad, then ActiveX or .net methods are probably your best bet. (I know you've already tried ActiveX)
If you're dealing with plain text, then I agree with falkpl that all you need are the LabVIEW file IO and string functions.
I'm sorry if this didn't really help you, but I figured that it's better than nothing. If it were me, I'd just call WordPad from the command line for lack of a better solution.
Good luck,
Jim
Reza,
I think I might have found a solution for you. If you have LabVIEW 8.0 or later, check under the .NET & ActiveX control palette for a control called "RichTextBox." I hadn't really used this .NET object before today... Run the "LoadFile" method, wiring the path of your file to the invoke node.
I tried it out and it opened up my RTF file. Keep in mind that if you close the reference to the object or stop execution you won't see your file. (Keep the VI running with a loop)
If you have LabVIEW 7.1 or earlier, I'm not sure which ActiveX methods you'd have to use.
Jim
I think I might have found a solution for you. If you have LabVIEW 8.0 or later, check under the .NET & ActiveX control palette for a control called "RichTextBox." I hadn't really used this .NET object before today... Run the "LoadFile" method, wiring the path of your file to the invoke node.
I tried it out and it opened up my RTF file. Keep in mind that if you close the reference to the object or stop execution you won't see your file. (Keep the VI running with a loop)
If you have LabVIEW 7.1 or earlier, I'm not sure which ActiveX methods you'd have to use.
Jim
