SCF file format

[josborne]

We'd like to have more control over the tag configuration in LV DSC.

Unfortunately, the Tag Configuration program appears to be the only way to add, remove or edit tag settings (which are then stored in the scf file).

So... ideally, we'd like to be able to edit the scf file programatically (within LV). That way we can setup exactly what tags we want and then run the tag engine. So, my questions for you are:

1. Would it be possible to get some kind of import/export VIs for the scf file? Yes, I know that import/export functions are available within the Tag Configuration program, but we want to do this dynamically from within our own software. I have actually been able to call some of these hidden subVIs that the Tag Configurator uses for
importing from speadsheet files, but not very successfully.

Or,

2. Perhaps you could explain the file format of the scf file so that we could build our own scf files?

Or,

3. Our last option would be to add and remove tags from the engine (dynamically) during run-time.

Or,

4. Is there any other way to get more control over the tag setup? Are we forced to use the Tag Configuration program? Its got a pretty poor UI. Our target user will have no idea how to setup a tag and we can't pre-configure the scf files because we won't know the tag settings until run-time.

Thanks!
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John Paul Osborne
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[steven@ni]

Right now there is no standard way to dynamically change the .scf files without using the Tag Configuration Editor.

I will mention it as a suggestion for future revisions.

You may be able to build your own "tag configuration editor" as it sounds like you have already attempted. However, we do not have sample programs or vi's already developed for that application.

[vpnair]

I found the need to edit the tag file within my software and found this response. Just wonder whether this capability was implemented in the new version of DSC. If not is there any plan to do it in the near future. Thanks

[batesbc]

Bump.

Still no way to do this that I can see in 7.1.1. There are vi's that seem to work, and generate an .scf file, but it's missing something because the tag engine crashes *hard* when I try to open it (TAGENGINE_GUI.vi crashes at a Call Library Node).

I presume the .scf file format is proprietary, no useful information available via google. The current workaround is to pop up the TCE and a window with instructions on how to import the .txt file I've generated.

Is there any chance of (without needing to disclose the inner workings of the .scf format) getting a VI that would auto-import a text file, just like opening a new file, using the File->Import... command?