Reading text file to make a list

[stefan57]

Hello ,

I want to read a specific column from the text file if the columns are separated by a space.

When the whole file (as shown here http://imageshack.com/a/img834/6321/k55hx.jpg

) is read its column1 names should be visible in a drop list and whenever a name is selected from the list it should select its respective value from column2 in the text file and display the value in indicator.

I tried as shown here(http://imageshack.com/a/img829/6821/x4h0.jpg ) and got the output like this(http://imageshack.com/a/img840/1431/ior7.jpg ) but I am unable to get the required.

Can someone help me out with this.

Thanks.

[GerdW]

Hi stefan,

when you need columns from your file you should index columns - and not rows!

Btw. always attach your images here in the forum directly. Links to 3rd party web sites are considered bad behaviour!

[mikeporter]

The code you posted is basically correct, but you are selecting the row - not the column. Also we can't see what the string constant is. There are a couple ways to make nonprintable characters visible, or there is a space string constant.

Mike...

[stefan57]

Thanks but can you explain more clearly of how to do this(perhpas with a vi).

[mikeporter]

wire the column input to the column selector input on the array indexer, not the row selector input.

Mike...

[A.E.M]

Hi stefan57.

If I understand you correctly, you are trying to make a dropdown list with the values from the first coloum, and when the user changes this values, you want the data to be shown.

I have made a small exampled that demostrates how this can be done.

(please note, that this code should be further improved, eg. by implementing proper error handling)

[GoviRe]

Hi,

I want to try it as well but its in labview13 can somone convert it to labview11.

[A.E.M]

Try this.