How to poll a text file with lab view

I am runnig a soft real time data collecting system for shop floor data collecting.reading serial port to list down data into text file. what is the best way of getting this data into labview?.polling of text file or some easy and quick method??

1.) If the data is coming in separate files, use the 'List directory' function to find out when a new file arrives. Then just read it using one of the standard functions, (i.e. Read txt file.)
2.) IF the data is being appended to a single file, use Open/Read/Close file functions. The read function will give you an offset value which tells you how far into the file you have read. Put that value in a shift register and then you can start reading where you left off when the file is updated.
I hope this helps.
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