Entering info

Question

This is an extension to a question that I posted a while ago.  I have a table with a 'n' number of rows and a 'm' number of columns.  I want to enter my first set of data in row 1, then my next set into row 2, and so on.  But in each row, I have 5 columns and I want specific information to be placed in each column.  When ever I run my vi, it places all the information into the first row.  I am entering my info into a table using shift registers and I tried using the carriage return and line feed, but none of it places it like I want it.  Below I have attached my vi. 
I want to info to appear like:
   Run     Applied Voltage       Current       Resistance     Temperature
    5               10                          6                    4                     35
    4                11                         6                    4                     34
    3                10                         6                    4                     34
  and so on....
But instead it appears like
    Run      Applied Voltage           Current           Resistance         Temperature
     5                10                              6                      4                             35                       4                 11                 6               4              34         and so on....
How can I get the data to appear like wanted?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Attachments:
FJ-PROGRAM.vi ‏73 KB

Answer 1

Your program has some serious flaws and this particular problem is due to the fact that you actually only write an 1D array of strings. (You convert it to a 2D array only after the loop, meaning the 2D array size is "N by 1".
You don't need to explicitely built the array, just use autoindexing on the output tunnel.
%t is NOT a valid format for strings here ( not even allowed for array to spreadsheet string). Use %s. Leave the separator input unwired.
I don't understand the need for the outer case structure. What is the point?
I don't understand the need for the inner case structure. Once the while loop produces an output on the tunnel, the wire will always be true. 100%!
I don't understand the "# of runs" handling. You cannot gurantee how often the FOR loop iterates, because you don't know if the FOR loop starts with the original value or with a decremented value from the local variable write in the while loop. Local variables are dangerous!
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Message Edited by altenbach on 06-28-2006 03:54 PM
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