Need to process a .dat file using LabVIEW

[Bebeto]

I cannot post the .dsd file, it does not let me, maybe it is the size 12 M

[smercurio_fc]

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Bebeto wrote:

Which ones are the files extensions that support LabVIEW, as I am not able to see them.

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There really isn't an answer to this question. LabVIEW can open any kind of file, just like C can open any kind of file. The important part is knowing the format of the contents of the file, not the extension. 

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And I cannot post the LabVIEW Code Source, will it be ok with jpeg?

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If you can post a picture then you can post VIs just as well. The forums accept VIs. Is this some sort of legal issue? If so, posting a picture of the VI is unlikely to get around that limitation.

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I was trying to read from the Standard Data File (.dat)

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We know, but without knowing the format of the contents of the file, it doesn't matter whether you're doing this in LabVIEW, C, Matlab, or any other programming language. You have to know how to interpret the bytes if the file is a binary type. Or, you have to reverse engineer it. 

[Dennis_Knutson]

LabVIEW is a programming language and as such, you can create files with any extension you feel like and when it comes to binary, any format that you desire. The only specific file extensions that I know of are tdm and lvm.

When you talk about the LabVIEW source code, is this the code that creates the dat file. Posting anything else is probably a waste of time.

Exactly who defines this 'standard' .dat file.

[Bebeto]

Hello,

That is my point I don't know the format of the contents, DEWEtron told me I should be getting it from NI, which makes no sense to me. 

I will just get back to them, as this seems to get nowhere.

Thanks

[Bebeto]

Is there a way I can email the source code instead of posting it ?

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you find someone willing to post their email.

Again, if you do not have any information on how the file was created and cannot post the file, any code of yours is not really worth looking at.

[Bebeto · Accepted solution]

thanks I will just go back to DEWEtron