Set file extension (.jpeg)

[RutsT]

Hi folks

I made a VI where I capture pictures whenever I hit a boolean and they are automaticly saved in a map with the names 0,1,2,3,4,5,... ,  but that ain't important for my problem. I use the IMAQ write file2.vi to write my file to the set file path. This .vi got the function to save the image as a .jpeg, .bmp, .png, ... . I select the .jpeg extension, but when I go to the files they are shown like this (without the .jpeg extenstion).

I guess that there is an easy solution to add the .jpeg extension after the file name, but I can't find anything.

Besides that there is something else which stands apart from the .jpeg issue.

I am taking a lot of pictures under different angles of an object and also save them like the example above. After I took all the pictures I want to proces them, so in order to do that I have to save the images together with the angle. I know that in NI Vision calibration information can be saved with the pictures in a .png file, but I was wondering if this also could be done with your own information. If this is not possible, is there maybe another solution to this?

Kind regards

Ruts

[Hooovahh]

Append the string file name with ".jpeg" (without quotes).  Do this by using the concatenate string on the string palette.  Post some code if you are having troubles.

[Phil_ · Accepted solution]

To answer the second part of your question:

Use IMAQ Write Custom Data  http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/370281P-01/imaqvision/imaq_write_custom_data/

and when saving the image use the 'PNG with Vision Info' option on IMAQ Write File 2.

[RutsT]

Thank you both for your fast and correct answer.

For my first question: how couldn't I think of that, it seems so obvious right now.

For my second question: I already stumbled on that .vi, but I didn't realise that was what I am looking for.

To bad I can't tag both answers as a solution, so I'll flip a coin. 😉