Saving column header in excel file

Hi,
I'm trying to save a table as an excel/.txt file. I'm using the standard "write-to-spread-sheet.vi" to save.
The problem right now is that I can't save the column headers in the file. Any idea how I can do that?
Also I noticed when you save using "write-to-spread-sheet.vi" the saved file is not recognized by Windows. Is there a way to automatically save the file as a text file?
Here's what I have right now (attached)
Thanx!
Attachments:
Table_Good.vi ‏77 KB

The reason you don't have column headers is that you are converting everything to numerics. Your column headers aren't numbers so they can't be converted. Modify Write to Spreadsheet to accept string arrays as inputs per the directions on the block diagram.
If you give a filename with a .txt extension, that's how it will be saved. If you save it with a .xls extension, then that's how it will be saved.

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