open/create/replacefile Vi

[nejlam]

Hi,

does anyone know when you run the open/create/replacefile Vi, what type of file needs to get opened?

i know the vi, needs to open an existing file. error 7 occurs if the file ca

nnot be found. i get error 7. i want to know what is the exicting file that

needs to get opened? :question:

[didierj]

It opens whatever file you select.

It opens the selected file as a text file. By reading (with read file) the file without any formating and using string to byte array you get the binary representation of your file.

If you want to open the file in a specific format (knowing that this file was created with LV and the data was organized in a cluster), then you'll need to use the functions on the Advanced palette.

See Examples, from Menu: Help>>Find Examples..., for further details (e.g. Read Datalog File Example.vi).

Didier