Read an Excel file Function.

[Somil]

Hi

It is clear from the title itself what i want to say.

When are we going to see a function in the functions palette through which we can directly view the Excel file as an array in labVIEW!!! Everytime building a code using ActiveX and the property/invoke nodes is not comfortable. 

If the excel file has more than one work sheets, then the user must be able to select the desired worksheet. It should be able to display both 1D and 2D arrays

Also, if the Excel file contains some graph or chart, It should scan for it and display the same. This would be the set by the user weather the function should search for the graph or chart. It should return the  graph/ chart in the form of cluster (in case the sheet has more than 1 graph/chart):smileyhappy:

Attached is the pic of the proposed function with labels

[smercurio_fc]

This has already been suggested: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Native-read-write-of-Excel-files-xls-and-csv/idi-p/918....

[Todd S.]

Idea already suggested here: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Native-read-write-of-Excel-files-xls-and-csv/idi-p/918...