would like to understand a weird thing happening regarding FTPing datalog files.

[kuttu]

Hi,
I have a problem with regard to FTPing Datlog files.Thing is when I FTP a datalog file that I have created in a particular format and try to read the same file at the remote location (after the FTP) labview gives me an error stating datalog file type conflict. I am reading the file in the same format(data type) as it was written.I guess something happens during the FTP which changes the format or so which poses a datalog conflict problem when i try to read back from it.I tried FTP using both Labview and the normal DOS FTP utilities. Both cases gave me the datalog conflict error.I know my read vi is working properly and that i ahvent done any blunders, coz when i create a file and try
to read from it(on the same machine) without the ftp in between it doesnt give me any errors. Could somebody plz clarify as to why this is happening or if there are any known problems like this that have happened before.
Thanks
kuttu

[TonyH]

I must confess my ignorance regarding the LabVIEW FTP VIs, but most FTP utilities have two transfer modes, ASCII and BINARY. If you are transferring using ASCII mode between machines of a different type (e.g. Windows and Mac or Unix) then FTP does some fixes on line termination characters that may be altering your file format.

Have you tried comparing the file before and after FTP? You can use the DOS utility "comp" from the command prompt window to do so.

TonyH
Measurement Studio