Read data of a text file then display into 3-array graph

[plit string]

I am able to read data from c:\data.rpt & created 3 separate arrays then display them, however I can not find the way to plot them. Can anyone help?

- The first column is for X-axis      (timing is not evently & in second)

- The second column is for Y1      (Temperature C)

- The third column is for Y2           (Humidity %)

Thank for any help,

[GregFreeman]

here is a solution

[smercurio_fc]

The VI you provided is actually in 8.5, not 8.2. Also, it has more code than is necessary:

• Instead of using the string variant of the Read From Spreadsheet File, use the "double" version. This eliminates all of the Fract/Exp String to Number functions.
• Instead of transposing the 2D array and peeling off rows, just peel of columns directly from the 2D array. 
• Instead of having 3 separate Index Array functions, use 1 and simply resize it. 
• Converting an array of DBL to an array of DBL using the To Double Precision Float function is redundant and pointless.

Here is a refactored version:

Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 01-23-2009 05:33 PM

[plit string]

It works perfectly

Many thanks

[plit string]

Your suggestion used less modules than mine, but it required the 2d-Transose array after reading files (the way I use to read) ... then it works beautifully

Thanks

[smercurio_fc]

Why? You said your data was in columns. The Read From Spreadsheet File reads the file and you will get a 2D array with the data in columns. The zip file contained a file called data.rpt. Isn't this your data file? If so, using the exact code I provided will read this file just fine. Why are you transposing it? Are you wiring the constant of 0 to the "row" input of Index Array?  If so that is not correct. You should be wiring to the "column" input.

[plit string]

I did exactly like you suggested & I had an error occur, I attach my .vi here just want to show you. The .rpt file is the same one in the zip file!

However, if I insert the Transpose 2D Array & in the combined Index array I put 0 for the first column (X),  1 for the second column (Y1),  2 for the third column (Y2) ... then it works very nicely! I know that it sound not as you suggested ... but I did try to probe the output without the Transpose 2D Array, then they show 3 data only 1 row!

Might be you know what I did wrong?

Thank

Message Edited by plit string on 01-26-2009 10:22 AM

Message Edited by plit string on 01-26-2009 10:23 AM

[smercurio_fc]

As I suspected, you wired the constant to the "row" element of Index Array. Look at my picture carefully. You will see that I am wiring the constant to the "column" element since your data is in columns.

[plit string]

Oopps, when I used the thead tool pointing to that 2nd input, I saw "disable column" (at that to time, I still connect to the row), that was why I confused & did not use it ... now it works as you suggested!

Many thanks for help & patient pointing out wrong connection