You are given any file format.can we convert it into text file in labview

[vamsi v]

hi...

         can we convert any file format(pdf,.doc etc) into a text file using labview ? i will be thankful if you provide me with the answer

[MikeS81 · Accepted solution]

Hi vamsi v,

if you know the file format, then you can write a converter with LabVIEW. For the doc format you can use ActiveX to read the content. There should also be an ActiveX support for pdf.

Hope it helps.

Mike

[smercurio_fc]

Trying to write your own converter will be tedious, and unless it's a learning exercise for you, it's really not worth the effort. You could use ActiveX, but I would recommend spending some time with Google and searching for these converters. A lot of them have command-line based versions that can be easily called from LabVIEW using System Exec. This would require no messing around with ActiveX.

[jeyanthi]

hi Mike can i have an example for this post:

Hi vamsi v,

if you know the file format, then you can write a converter with LabVIEW. For the doc format you can use ActiveX to read the content. There should also be an ActiveX support for pdf.

Hope it helps.

Mike

Thank you

[Mathan]

In which part you are asking support? In converter side? In activex for doc? In activex for pdf? Post in bit detail.

Mathan

[jeyanthi]

In activex for pdf can i have simple example how to use active x for the pdf.. please

Thank you

Jeya

[smercurio_fc]

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jeyanthi wrote:

In activex for pdf can i have simple example how to use active x for the pdf.. please

Thank you

Jeya

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See Display a PDF document in a LabVIEW dialog.

[jeyanthi]

Hi thanks for the help

but when i open the vi in labview 8.0 ..it  shows some error..it can't detect the invoke node..pls help thank you

[smercurio_fc]

You are likely using a newer version of Acrobat than what the example used. You will need to open the subVI that is the dialog VI (Display PDF in Dialog.VI), right-click on the ActiveX container on the front panel, select Insert ActiveX Object..., and then in the popup select the Adobe PDF Reader control. You will need to then go into the block diagram and re-select the methods that had been selected so they can be relinked to the new class.

[Ramsgt]

hi Jaya,

 Here is the VI which is working in LV 8.6. Don't forget to press kudo,

Regards

rams