Saving data files direct to Excel

[Peter Dias]

In SignalExpress V2.5 is there any way of saving a data file to Excel in exactly the same way the "Save to ASCII/LVM" function allows? I would particularly like to be able to save a series of data files with incrementing filenames. I know that youcan manually Export or drag and drop data to Excel but I would like to be able to automize this with incrementing filenames.

Any help much appreciated, thanks

Peter Dias

[DFGray]

SignalExpress does not currently support this functionality.  However, you can create it yourself by writing a VI which does what you wish to do and using the Call LabVIEW xxx VI step.  You can write to Excel files by using the ActiveX interface or the Report Generation toolkit.

You can find out more about calling LabVIEW VIs from SignalExpress by reading these tutorials:
Using a LabVIEW VI with LabVIEW SignalExpress
Creating SignalExpress Plug-Ins with LabVIEW

Information and examples on the ActiveX interface in LabVIEW can be found in the LabVIEW help and examples.  Note that you will still need the ActiveX documentation for Excel.

[Peter Dias]

Hi DF

Thanks for your very prompt reply. I thought this might be the case, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something in SignalExpress. Thanks for the suggestions on how to proceed, I have to have a think about what the most efficient way around the problem is for my purposes.

Best regards

Peter