Parse / find distinct elements within string

[Eccomi]

I have developed an application for RFID using antenna multiplexing, and require some assistance with the string parsing / analysis portion of my work.

My VI has 4 relevant outputs for this problem, each of which is a string indicator on the front panel.  The format for these outputs is as follows:

tag_ID=(x###...#)

tag_ID=(x###...#)

etc...

I am only interested in the tag ID number (the ##...# portion of the above data).

First, I would like to determine which ID numbers are distinct (same ID may appear on multiple output channels), so after parsing the ID number from the above outputs I will need to create a numeric array (probably with hex representation) containing the distinct ID numbers.

The second task would then be to compare the distinct IDs against a user specified (probably via input text file) list of valid IDs.  The VI would highlight which IDs were missing and which were superfluous.

This is a prime example of a task which I could replicate fairly easily in a text based programming language, but encounter some difficulty with a graphical interface.  Any and all help is much appreciated.

I am posting this before much experimenting because I know I will encounter difficulties that the community can help me solve.  Thanks again,

Daniel

[CoastalMaineBird]

Looks like you need:

1. An array of expected strings (or numbers)
2. An empty array of strings (or numbers), called LIST2.
3. A SEARCH 1-D ARRAY function.
4. a FOR loop.

Get the expected strings(or numbers) from a file, a constant, an array control with default values, wherever they need to come from.

For each number you read,

• Search the array of expected numbers for the number you have.  If it's in the list, it's expected, if it's not in the list, it's unexpected (superfluous?).
• Search  LIST2 for the given number.  If you found it, you have a duplicate. If you didn't find it, append it to LIST 2.

Handle as appropriate