concatenate with separator

[Anil_Reddy]

Concat ( ',', a, b) should result in a string a,b This way, block diagram looks better in the case we concatenate many strings together.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Can you post a screenshot of the block diagram that you're imagining? I do not know what terminals you're wanting to see added to the Concatenate node from the text description.

[RandyP]

Hmmm... might Array to Spreadsheet String be (essentially) what you're looking for?

Maybe you're trying to solve a different problem. But essentially, that function can add whatever delimiter you want between concatenated strings.

[dthor]

The Array to Spreadsheet String function is good, but only if you put everything into an array first. Plus then you're stuck with strings. 😛  

You'd probably be better off with Format Into String. It's much more powerful than concatenate, and will take up much less block diagram real estate when merging more than, say, 5 strings together. If you're concatenating many strings together, this is the way to go. Compare:

[JackDunaway]

There's a potential 'gotcha' when using Array to Spreadsheet String - as long as you're aware, you won't be caught off guard. The 'Format Into String' is not inherently scalable like 'Array to Spreadsheet String', but it's a nice solution if your strings are clustered or coming from multiple scalar sources.

[Anil_Reddy]

 

something like this would be nicer..........

we can use format to string...but if we want to concatenate more?????.............

[Darren]

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