generate report (just data out) from strip chart (DEADLINE LOOMING!!)

[Daddy-O]

I have a VI that contains a dual strip chart ( Scalar data / Double precision floating point numbers) running in a while loop. One of the strips contains pressure information, the other contains deflection information. I need to know how to gather that data as it is recorded, save it to some kind of container during testing, and then output it in a format that I can see columns on Wordpad. Still waiting for MSOffice on my machine. I have tried several approaches, all of which ended in generating only the last 2 values measured. THis is a VI I just threw together yesterday, and it will be relaced by a (nearly completed) state machine next week. I just need something to hold me over until then... I have very little time left before my boss, who thinks LabVIEW is "Black Magic" comes back here to see my test run!!

[LabViewGuruWannabe]

Store your data into an array during the while loop.
After the while loop, use the Write to Spreadsheet File to save it as a tab-delimited *.txt file, and open it in Notepad, Wordpad or whatever.

Or use the event structures to add a "Save Data" button.
Check out the examples, such as the Write to Text File.vi. Very helpful.

B-)

[Daddy-O]

Thanks LVGWB!!! You are a guru. I used the example to which you pointed. It worked great. I think I will still have my job. Being a newbie it is kind of overwhelming all of the "apparent" choices available. I appreciate you steering me to a good one.  Chris