Getting a .tif output from TDS460A

[ScottC.]

Hello all,

I am using some code developed from the base tds library to get data and images out of our TDS460A. Most things are working pretty well, but I can't seem to get a .tif file out that I can open or insert into anything. The other image formats (BMP and GPS) both work, and we aren't using the print options in this application. I have attached a library of VIs used for this. The one that needs looked into is the Get ScreenPrint VI. Any ideas on why I can't open a .tif created by this program?

The top level program is TDS460 Output if you would like to see. It's not complete, but should give you an idea of what I'm trying to do with this. 

Thanks for your help,

Scott

[ScottC.]

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[Justin__D]

Hi Scott,

You say you are able to get the .tif file, but aren't able to open it with any program?  Would you be able to post one of those files?

Thanks,

[ScottC.]

Sure Justin. The uploader didn't like the .tif extension, so I zipped the single file. I specified the .tif extension in the file name prompt specifically this time.

[Justin__D]

I am unable to view this image as well.  It seems like there could be something wrong with the format.  Is there any difference in the code for this format?

[ScottC.]

The user chooses an output type from a ring menu, which is the input to the TDS VIs that were from the NI llb. The effect is to choose a different string in a set of VISA commands. I don't have any background in VISA, so I'm not sure aware of how it uses these strings. We are communicating to the scope by GPIB. I don't know how the scope reacts to the request, but what is sent to the scope only differs by the string "bmp" versus "tiff". 

Thanks for your help. I'm lost on how to straighten this out. 

[Dennis_Knutson]

This is a problem you need to ask Tek about. Imo, it has nothing to do with LabVIEW.

[ScottC.]

I had a feeling that was going to be the case, there just wasn't enough change in the code from one option to the other. Thank you guys for your help.