You get the "Error 71" when you are trying to save a datalog type different than the one already specified in the file. Try to use the "New File" function instead of the "Open File" function. Remember to connect a boolean "true" to the "overwrite" input.
If you still have problems, please post your code, and I will look further into your issue, thanks.
Best regards,
Philip C.
National Instruments
- Philip Courtois, Thinkbot Solutions