Cluster of 2 elements writing spreadsheet

I have a VI which measures the capacitance of DUT for differnt frequenies and then plots the graph.
What I want to do is following:
1) save all the data to spreadsheet or a text file.
2) Name the x axis and y-axis.
Could someone tell me how I can do this?
Attachments:
test_HP428XA_lcr_meter_f req_scan .vi ‏112 KB

what is this thing wrote:
I have a VI which measures the capacitance of DUT for differnt frequenies and then plots the graph. What I want to do is following:
1) save all the data to spreadsheet or a text file.
2) Name the x axis and y-axis.
1/ Data saving
Write first the header strings in an empty file, then append the 2D data array, built from the frequency and capacitance measurements. See the attached vi.
2/ Axis names :
Right click on the graph, then "X scale>Visible scale label", then click at the place where the label is supposed to be (middle of the scale, under the numbers), and a string cursor beam will appear.... Do the same for the Y scale.
The scale names can also be set programmatically, using property nodes.
Ask if you need more help.
CC
Chilly Charly (aka CC)
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