Labview Signal Express and Matlab

Hello,
I am using Labview Signal Express to acquire and log data from an injection moulding machine (with NI USB-6218).
The logs contain more than 65000 samples so my boss told me to treat the data with Matlab.
Can anyone tell me how to do that? (I think that I have to export these data in a text file before but how???)
Thank you very much for your help
Regards.
Helene

Hi there, I’m currently studying mechatronics in Sligo institute of Technology in Ireland and we have to do a SCADA project using LabVIEW to control an injection moulding process. I work in the Water and waste water treatment area so I’ve no experience of Injection Moulding. I found your address on the web and was wondering would you have any screen shots of what an injection moulding SCADA interface would look like or a schematic/P&ID  of an injection moulding process. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards Richard Crowe

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