Read a Text File From an Offset Position Using LabVIEW

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Overview

This example reads text from a text file using a given offset. It also outputs a Number which represents the sub string given, after a char match, in the text which was read before 

Description

This example shows how to specify a location in a text file, to begin reading from. The offset if specified by the number of bytes, from the beginning of the file.The default values used in this example will locate the second piece of data from the text file. In the block diagram, you will need to play around with the input values to the 'Set File Position VI' and 'Read From Text File VI' to find a different position in the file and read a different size of data.

Requirements

LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download both the VI and the text file

2. Select the file path  

3. Run the VI

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