Open documents from LabVIEW

[Miquel G.]

I want to open documents from one aplication made up with LabVIEW. The documents can be Word, Pdf, Excel and so on.
Coes anybody know how do this?

Thanks

[alipio]

Hi Miguel.

If you want to open documents in your labview front panel, use activex.

If you want to launch application ( say word, acrobat, etc ), go to .../vi.lib/platform/browser.llb. There are vis to open documents using asociated application.

Cheers
Alipio

[Miquel G.]

Thanks for your aid,

but I'd like to open Word docs also. I've been choosing adobe and html documents, but, How can I open Word documents?
I hope you can help me

Thanks

[alipio]

Hello
There is a vi in browser.llb ,"open a document on disk" ,that should open any type of document using the asociated application in windows registry. try it.

Cheers
Alipio

[Miquel G.]

Thanks

I've find your help very useful

See you soon
Miquel

[alipio]

Hi Miguel
Perhaps when trying to open a word doc you will get an empty word.
If so, modifie the vi as in attached doc to change /n option for an empty string.
In this way, word will open whit your document on screen.


saludos
Alipio