Build path

[DanB83]

Quite a basic one this...

I want to create a file - say a spreadsheet, as shown in the attached file.

I want it to be in a fixed directory - say the desktop as in my example, but to have a variable file name - a time stamp for example (although it is just shown a fixed "test.xls" string in my example).

I would expect my example to create an excel file called test.xls in the "C:\Documents and Settings\db134336\Desktop\" directory.  Why doesn't it?

Dan

[TCPlomp]

Is there an error returned by the write to spreadsheet.vi?

Ton

[DanB83]

No, it just brings up a "Choose file to write" dialog box, as it would if the file path pin was unconnected. 

If I connect a File path indicator box to the file path 'wire', it just shows a <no path> message.

[chilly_charly]

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DanB83 a écrit:

No, it just brings up a "Choose file to write" dialog box, as it would if the file path pin was unconnected. 

If I connect a File path indicator box to the file path 'wire', it just shows a <no path> message.

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So you probably have the answer : the path is not a valid path. Check everything ....