Is it possible to convert data in TDM format back into VBO format

[Matthew.cf828br]

Hi All,

I am wondering whether it is possible to convert data in TDM format back into for example VBO format.

As far as I am aware before I can load a Racelogic *.VBO file into the data portal I must first install the VBO DataPlugin.

However is it possible to go in the opposite direction and convert *.TDM files to *.VBO files? If it is could somebody please

advise me of the process involved.

Thanks very much for any help in advance.

Regards

Matthew

[StefanR]

Hi Matthew,

maybe it is an option to let the other application read TDM/TDMS files by using the TDM-C-DLL (allows reading and writing TDM/TDMS files)?

Greetings from cloudy Aachen

Stefan

[Matthew.cf828br]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Maybe it will be an  option. I'll have to spend some time and investigate.

The reason I want to convert *EDM to *BOO is because I believe there is functionality in Box Tools which is not available in DIAdem which I am planning on recreating using BBS. I would like to then perform a back to back comparison of the results to give me a degree of confidence in my

implementation.

Cheers

Matthew

[StefanR]

Hi Matthew,

can you please explain what functionality is missing in DIAdem?

Maybe you can also post them in the DIAdem Idea Exchange...

From sunny Aachen

Stefan

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Matthew,

Very few DataPlugins are read-write, because a read-write DataPlugin has to be coded in C++, which is harder to do and undocumented as well-- in practice it's almost always DIAdem R&D creating the read-write DataPlugins.  If you're using a read-write DataPlugin, then you can select "File >> Save as" in the NAVIGATOR and select that DataPlugin name as the export file format.  For the vast majority of DataPlugins written in either VBScript or LabVIEW, they are all read-only, so there's no way to use them to go back to the original file format.  They only know how to parse and import data into DIAdem.

The read-write vs. read-only status is clearly labled in the www.ni.com/dataplugins web site for each DataPlugin.

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer

National Instruments