Formatting the write to meaurement file

I would like to format the write to measurement file.vi in such a way so that I get the format as shown in the attached datalogger.txt. I am currently getting lot of unnecessary information as shown in data.xls file.
Any help is appreciated.
Mozill
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datalogger.txt ‏14 KB

Hi Mozill,
The best solution for you will be to use the Write to Text File VI in combination with the Concatenate String VI (both located in the Strings pallette). You can use the Tab constant between different strings on the same row At the end of each line simply add the "End of Line" constant and during the next iteration of your loop you will start at a new line. Open up example finder in LabVIEW by to Help»Find Examples
Then search for "text" and look at the Write to Text File VI.
Hope this helps!
Message Edited by Kalin T on 04-16-2007 11:43 AM
Kalin T.
National Instruments
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write_to_text_file.jpg ‏91 KB
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