How to change the tdms-File icon?

[Norick_17]

Hello

for some unknown reasons some of my tdms-files have different icons when I open the tdms files in Diadem. Some have

a sandglass icon and only change the icon when I click on the "+" symbol of the file itself.

Does anyone know this issue and how can I solve it automatically in order not having any sandglass icons anymore?

thanks in advance

[RamonaL]

Hi Norick,

the hourglass means that these files are beeing indicated by the datafinder. This might take a while.

If you update the view (F5), they should appear like the other files. This is also what happens when you press the plus.

Cheers, RMathews

[Norick_17]

Hello Mathews

thanks for the response. Is it possible to do it automatically in Diadem or with a Labview code?

cheers

[RamonaL]

You can try searching the web how to send via VBScript a F5 command and use that in SCRIPT.

For LabVIEW here you have an example.

[StefanR · Accepted solution]

Hi Norick_17,

the hourglass is presented for the case DataFinder did not already index these files.

This could be of several reasons:

• There are a lot of never indexed file in that folder, so it takes a while for DataFinder to index -> This is when F5 helps to refresh the display
  The script code for this is: Navigator.Display.CurrDataFinder.Browser.RefreshAll
• The indexing process has stopped for a different reason. You can manually trigger re-indexing n MyDataFinder or DataFinder Manager by right-click on the folder and choose "Index Folder"
  The script code for this is: Navigator.Display.CurrDataFinder.GetDataFinder.Indexer.IndexFolder

Greetings from cloudy Aachen

Stefan

[Norick_17]

Hello Stefan

this is exactly the solution I was looking for 🙂

Thanks a lot!

[Norick_17]

Stefan

is there a way to update (refresh) the tdms files from Labview as well? How can I do it?

The problem is, that I can not find specific data in the tdms files from Labview due to the problem that the tdms-file(s) are not yet

indexed. In other words I would like to update (refresh) all tdms-files automatically without opening Diadem first and run a script

file for example.

best regards

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Norick,

Do you have the LabVIEW DataFinder Toolkit?

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer

National Instruments

[Norick_17]

Hi Brad

yes I have.

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Norick,

You should be able to use the "Index File" or "Index Folder" method of the Invoke Node on the LabVIEW DataFinder Toolkit palette to "nudge" the files you want to index.

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer

National Instruments