Write Binary File and carriage returns

[Mister_Rose]

I anm using the Write Binary File VI to write some data. However, when I connect a string control to the data, nothing appears in the file until a carriage return is written, and then only the carriage return and everything after it is in the file.

For example if I send "Hello[CR]World" ([CR] is carriage return) to Write Binary File, only "[CR]World" shows up in the file.

What is going on here?

[smercurio_fc]

Can you provide the code? I can't replicate the behavior. Also, please indicate which LabVIEW version.

[Mister_Rose]

Simple VI. Also attached is the output.

[Matthew_Kelton]

The VI in your zip file creates the following file:

\00\00\00\0BHello\0AWorld.  The output file you included in the zip has the Hello in it and matches the file the VI created.  How did you determine the file was not being built correctly?  If you open the file in your zip with notepad, you'll see that Hello is in there.

[Mister_Rose]

Actually, it appears my text editor has the bug. I see the data in notepad.

[smercurio_fc]

Try wiring a False to the "prepend array or string size" input. Those extra few bytes at the beginning of the file, which are the array/string size, may be messing up your editor.