how to convert tdm file to txt

[cmiranda]

i have a tdm file that i would like to convert to a txt file.  thought i could just go to file save as but didn't have that option, is there another way?

[Walter_Rick]

Hi Cmiranda,

You can select the menu "File --> Save as". In the dialog you can choose "CSV" as file type. That saves all data as comma separated value.

I hope this will help you.

Greetings

Walter

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi cmiranda,

It actually saves the file as tab-delimited, with a CSV file extension.  There is a way to parameterize the CSV export to output comma separators, but that is only from a VBScript.

Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

[cmiranda]

I tried doing what you mentioned, but I don't have CSV as a file type that I can save to.  I only have .dat, .tdm, .atf, .usf, and .xls.  Also, is there a way to do a batch "Save As".  I have over 100 files that I want to save as .txt (or any other format that I can open anywhere) and I don't want to have to go through the renaming process.

--claudia

[MS_DC]

Hi Brad,

please tell me the way, switching to a comma-seperated output.

I hope to find this parameter "at the surface" in DIAdem 10.

Regards

Martin

[Caroline Bright]

Hi,

You can use the command DataFileSaveSel to save your datafile in the correct format.  You can see how to use this command to save a CSV file as comma delimited in this post. 

Let me know if you have any questions about the command.