How do I write an array of strings to a single Excel row?

I'd like to write test data, as an array of strings, to an Excel file. Attached is my attempt to modify one of the Labview 6.1 example files. This modified example will write the data to the correct row, which is determined by serial # of the UUT, but to a new sheet for each unit. I'd like to do the same thing, but to just one sheet. This sheet's data would then be saved after 50 rows of collected test data.
Thank you in advance,
Tim Denson
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Write Table To XL.vi ‏58 KB

Sorry I didn't get back to faster on this. I've been out of town working and just really haven't had time.
Yes,
The Report Generation toolkit would make this very easy. If you have it, I'd suggest using it.
The image shown below shows the five VIs from the toolkit that I've used to write to Excel.
What this loop does is receive a string through a Queue, either open a
template or open todays file, convert the tab delimited string to an
array, write the array to the next line of the Excel file, Save (with
todays date stamp if opened from the tempate) and close it. It's a good
idea to always save and close teh file after each write if it's not
being continuously written to. In this case, a new line will be written
only once a minute or so. This lessens the chance of losing data if the
machine locks up for some reason. Opening and closing does take time
and can slow down a loop that needs to run at a certain rate. This loop
actually runs in a background process and several other processes send
data to it through the queue to be written. The queue can buffer
several data streams if needed so you won't lose data if it's busy and
you don't have to worry about two processes accessing the Excel sheet
at the same time.
Ed
Message Edited by Ed Dickens on 02-18-2006 11:12 AM
Ed Dickens - Certified LabVIEW Architect - DISTek Integration, Inc. - NI Certified Alliance Partner
Using the Abort button to stop your VI is like using a tree to stop your car. It works, but there may be consequences.
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