Regular Text to Phonetic Alphabet Translator

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Overview

It is sometimes helpful to use phonetic alphabet when talking to people, especially when you are on the phone, to make sure they hear the exact letters you are pronouncing. However, learning a completely new alphabet might be tricky and redundant so I made this very simple little tool that will translate regular text and/or symbols into corresponding phonetic alphabet words so you do not have to worry about learning it yourself. After completing my codeI have noticed there are similar examples posted on this page from before. That being said, my approach was a bit different so I just thought I would share it so people interested in similar applications could explore a wider range of approaches.

Description

This tool takes a string input, converts it into byte array and addresses each byte in order to translate it to corresponding phonetic alphabet word (or leave unchanged if it's a non-letter symbol, e.g. a number). Conversion is done by a separate subVI to makes things look tidier.

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1) Download the vi

2) Enter text you want to be translated into "Regular Text" string control

3) Hit run

4) Your translation should appear under "Phonetic Alphabet" string indicator

Requirements

Labview 8.5 or later (8.5 & 2013 versions attached)