Cannot import TDMS data into Openoffice Calc ver 2.4.0

[N_Cooper]

Is the TDMS Openoffice Calc Add-in Tool supposed to work with Openoffice ver 2.4?  I've downloaded the add-in and "installed" per the instructions on th NI web site, but "TDM Importer" never shows up in the Openoffice Calc menu bar.  Any ideas?

[Pakman]

How long ago did you download the TDMS Add-In Tool?  A new one was released on May 7th, 2008, that should now work with Open Office 2.4 (I just tested it).  Download it here.


Message Edited by Pakman on 06-03-2008 05:27 PM

[N_Cooper]

Just downloaded it 2 days ago.  Could Vista be causing the problem?  Geee, what are the odds of that!

I'll try downloading it again and re-installing it, but I don't expect any different results.

[N_Cooper]

Yep, it's Vista.  Sad news for both of you Vista fans (you know who you are, Bill Gates and your clone from the Apple commercial!)

I installed Openoffice 2.4 and the TDMS add-in on my XP machine and everything works fine.  I guess I'll have to wait for Vista SP2 or Openoffice 2.5 to use this add-in on my laptop.

My work-around is to save the data file as ASCII.  When you save the file, go ahead and rename it with a .csv suffix.  That way Openoffice Calc will recognize it as a delimited text file and takes you right to the "Text Import" window.  If you leave your save file with the extension .txt, when you try to open/import the file into Openoffice Calc, the file will open in Openoffice Writer instead.  Hey, it thinks it's a text file.

[Pakman]

I would agree with you N_Cooper, but I managed to install it on Vista as well.  Maybe you need to uninstall/reinstall OpenOffice?  Do you see TDMImporter.exe in C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.4\program?  Are you running any antivirus programs that would perhaps prevent files from installing completely?

[N_Cooper]

Pakman,

I took your suggestion and uninstalled Openoffice 2.4.0.  I re-installed the newest version, 2.4.1.  This time, before I installed the TDMS add-in, I disabled the Openoffice Quickstarter down in the Taskbar.  The add-in installation instructions tell you to do this, but I ignorred it on all previous attempts.  Bottom line, it works.  TDMS Importer show up in the Toolbar of Calc.

So, was it the updated version or disabling the Quickstarter?  I don't care as long as it works.

Thanks for the input.

nealbert