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Is it possible to have LabView save the setting of a VI to a text file?
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Hi Timkd,
    what do you mean exactly? Do you want to output on a file "VI properties..." on file menu, or you just want to save values entered in Front Panel objects (strings, bools.....)?

   In the latter case, I don't know if there's a simple VI that handle this, I'd acquire values from various elements and store them in a .ini file, since you have useful ini files functions (File I/O --> configuration file VIs palette).

graziano
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Thank you graziano, I will try this.

Timkd

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Hi!
   So, your question is "How to save to a file all input data in  the front panel?", right? Smiley Happy

graziano
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Yes, it is. I did think of a crude way of doing it. I just merge the signals and save the merged signal to a measurement file and comment with the titles resulting in the attached. Do you know of any way to have Labview put the titles above its respective setting?
 
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Timkd
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What I would do is scan for all controls on the front panel, and get their names & values.  Those would then be written to an xml file.  Very simple to implement in LV8.x using the "Flatten to XML" & "Write to XML File".  The xml file is also easy to read in a text editor, and the data can be just as easily read back from the xml file.
 
RayR
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Thank you for your help
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