Automating NI MAX tasks

[gmand]

Hello, I want to extract various data that have been logged with Citadel. It's easy to attach each individual database, create a trace and export what I need. However, I have to do this manually for hundreds of databases. So I was wondering if there is a way to automate a sequence like this:

- attach a database at a known location

- enter trace parameters

- export results in a text format to a given location

- repeat

I know that there is a VI that can read a trace from a database, and I can parse the output of that, so as a last resort I can write some code that does that. But I was hoping I can tell NI MAX to run a script that tells it what and how to do it.

Many thanks!

[santo_13 · Accepted solution]

Disclaimer - I don't know DSC or Citadel, just googled and this article content seems to match some of your requirements.

You be the judge - whether this is enough to point you in the right direction or wait until someone who knows the answer

https://www.ni.com/en-us/innovations/white-papers/11/retrieving-data-from-a-citadel-database.html

[gmand]

Thank you! I did read that white paper, and that's where I learned about the built-in VIs to read a trace, etc. I'm leaning towards just writing a VI to read the databases and export the data in the way I want it. I was hoping that this all could be scripted in NI MAX.