Time stamp dropping seconds

I figure someone has had this problem before but didn't see it in the forum anywhere. I'm adding a time stamp to a file so I've used the "Get Time/Date in Seconds" and wired that to a "Convert to DBL". This then wires both into an indicator on the Front Panel and into the "Write to Measurement File" Express VI.
The indicator displays the time stamp just fine but in the file it puts it into scientific notation and cuts off the last 4 digits as well as any fractional seconds. The time stamp writes to the file every 5 seconds so it is important to have the rest of the time stamp included. I've tried using probes on the wires to see where things go weird but I get the same truncated value in the wire before and after the indicator. I thought it had something to do with the Express VI first since the indicator is fine but with it truncated in the wire it seems that the Express VI is indeed saving exactly what is handed to it...but then again the indicator...you can see I've been running in circles over this! Does anybody know the reason it is doing this and a possible solution?
Thanks a lot!
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I can't post the exact code because it is being developed for use outside our lab but I've recreated the basics of the problem. The array would be the collected data and except some filename details and things like that everything relevant to the time and saving is included. Also settings in the express VI are the same. Not sure if it will help out.
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