read text file with labview 7 professional

[jancan]

Hi all, 

I want to read data from a text file but I have a very old version of Labview, nl labview 7 professional.

Is it possible with this old version to read data from a textfile? 

Can someone explain this to me?

Thanks in advance!

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

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@jancan wrote:

Hi all, 

I want to read data from a text file but I have a very old version of Labview, nl labview 7 professional.

Is it possible with this old version to read data from a textfile? 

Can someone explain this to me?

Thanks in advance!

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It is possible.

Take some tutorials.

[jancan]

They all use the block, "read from textfile"

In labview 7 I don't have this one...

I can read the text file with: read characters from file... How can I turn this information into array's?

I have no block Format into array...

[RavensFan]

Look in your example finder under the help menu.

I would recommend looking at the online LabVIEW tutorials
LabVIEW Introduction Course - Three Hours
LabVIEW Introduction Course - Six Hours

Although you have a pretty old version of LabVIEW, what you are asking is still pretty basic.

[jancan]

The pages you gave are not available for me...

I'm completely new with labview... That's why I don't get started...

I good tip is very welcome.

Thank you

[Dennis_Knutson]

You have several functions to read text, including Read From Spreadsheet. Turn on context help and look at it as you browse the File I/O palette. Go to Help> Find Examples. Enough there to get you started.

Why are you stuck with such an old version? If you are a student, the latest is free.

[RavensFan]

How are they not available?

They are mostly .pdf's  Even yhe vi's in the zip file are as old as LV7

[jancan]

cannot open de pdf's... strange!

Ok, I succeeded in displaying the textfile....

Now I should seperate this data in colums and rows...?

What is the best option?

[jancan]

I'm a student indeed. Thank you for the advice to the newest version!!

[Dennis_Knutson]

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-30610

Please show what you have done and also attach at least part of the text file.