How do I convert a 1-D array of cluster of 5 elements into a 2-D array of numbers? (history data from a chart)

Hello,
in my vi I have a chart with 5 Plots displaying measurement data.
The user should be able to save all the history data from the chart at anytime. (e.g. the user watches the chart and some event happens, then he presses a "save"-button)
I know, that I can read out the history data with a property node. That is not the problem. The problem is, how do I handle the data? The type of the history data is a 1-D array of cluster of 5 elements.
I have to convert that data somehow into a 2 D-array of numbers or strings, so that I can easily save it in a text-file.
How do I convert a 1-D array of cluster of 5 elements into a 2-D array of numbers?
I use LabVIEW 7.1
Johannes
Greetings Johannes
Using LabVIEW 7.1 and 2009 recently
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Gerd,
thank you for the quick response and the easy solution.
Look what I did in the meantime. I solved the problem too, but muuuch more complicate :-)
And I have converted the numbers to strings, so that I can easily write them into a spreasheet file.
Johannes
Message Edited by johanneshoer on 04-28-2009 10:39 AM
Greetings Johannes
Using LabVIEW 7.1 and 2009 recently
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SaveChartHistory.JPG ‏57 KB
SaveChartHistory.JPG ‏57 KB

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