Data Plugin for a changing File Extension possible?

[Marco Smith]

Hi,

i have Data Files with the same file format in there files. Problem is: The file extension is never the same, only the first 2 letters:

My extension is: *.pa + a number increment

Example *.pa01, *.pa02; *.pa03, etc.

I tried to define *.pa* as Dataplugin extension, but that doesn't work. Diadem allways aks me, what Data Plugin should be used for the file.

Has anybody an idea to  define a variable File Extension?

Thanks in advance

[Brad_Turpin · Accepted solution]

Hi Marco,

Unfortunately we don't have an elegant solution for you.  It used to be the case that you could define DataPlugin extensions with one or more "?" character, but that doesn't seem to work any more in DIAdem 11.0.  My only suggestion is that you can list out all the variants in the file extension string:

*.pa01, *.pa02; *.pa03 ....

That's at worst 100 different file extensions you have to define in that one string, right 🙂

Hopefully this limitation will get some attention in the future.

Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments