LabVIEW - Dynamically Build File Path

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Overview
This is a simple example which shows how we can use the File I/O functions to build utilities which will dynamically build file paths based upon existing files.

Description
The file path in this example is of the form "YY-MMM-DD Filename XXX" - this will auto-increment depending upon the files which already exist on disk and the current date. This is very useful when running repeated tests.

Please note that this is a simple example of utilising the File I/O functions and is not fully tested.

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

• Open the LabVIEW Project
• Navigate to "Example - Create Directory and File Path.vi"
• Configure File Setting and run (Run button or ctrl-R)
• Create files and view generated paths (do this multiple times to see numbers increment)
• Delete files to remove files and be able to generate from *000.* again
• Select stop (or close the window) to stop the program (deleting or keeping the files)

Additional Information or References
VI Block Diagram of "Create Directory and File Path.vi"

 

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