Loading test specifications

Question

I'm looking for a "slick" way to load test specifications from a text
file (tab delimited) or excel spreadsheet. The basic VI here is a final
test station where the operator selects a part number (as in a ring),
then hits test. The NI Hardware gathers the test data and compares it
to the specifications associated with the part number selected.
I have a solution that was created some time ago, but it seems sort of
clumsy, and I was wondering of there are any elegant solutions out
there. Basicaly anytime the operator uses the drop down combo box to
select another part number, the test spec cluster should be updated.
I've searched though the examples and can't find anything that quite
matches. Has anyone out there done something like this before.
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Paul Johnson
Renco Encoders, Inc
Goleta, CA
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Answer 1

OK,
I've attached the library (deleted all of the standard LV vi's).
I've alos attached a file called indata.txt. This is required when
searching for the spec file. Put it somewhere you can find before you
run the main VI. The main VI is called readtemp.
I made this vi by culling the various bits and pieces from the test
stations main program, so that it is stand alone. Maybe its just me,
but it appears to be a lot of programming for what ot does, which is:
1) Create a defaults.ini file in the executing directory, if one doesn't already exist.
2) Prompt for the the location of the indata.txt file, if it doesn't have it in the defaults.ini file
3) Allow the user to change to another indata.txt file, or select another error file directory
4) Read the indata.txt file whenever the ering is manipulated, to update the cluster spec.
I don't know, maybe this is just the way it has to be.
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Paul Johnson
Renco Encoders, Inc
Goleta, CA
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Attachments:
ReadSpec.llb ‏199 KB
Indata.txt ‏2 KB