Size of binary files and csv

Hi all

I want to save my data in CSV and binary (.) (DAT). The VI adds 100 new double data in these files every 100 ms.

The VI works fine but I noticed that the binary file is bigger than the CSV file.

For example, after a few minutes, the size of the CSV file is 3.3 KB, while the size of the binary file is 4 KB.

But... If the binary files should not be smaller than the text files?

Thank you all

You have several options.

The first (and easiest) is to you worry not. If you use DBL and then decide the next month you want six-digit resolution, so he's here. If you use STR and decide next month, well, you're out of luck. Storage is cheap, maybe that works for you, maybe it's not.

Comment on adding it at the beginning of the header is correct, but it's a small overhead.  Who is the addition of 4 bytes for each segment of 100 * 8 = 800, or 0.5 percent.

If you don't like that, then avoid adding it at the beginning. Simply declare it as a DBL file, with no header and make.

You are storing nothing but slna inside.

This means YOU need to know how much is in the file (SizeOf (file) / SizeOf (DBL)), but it's doable.

You must open the file during writing, or seek open + end + write + firm for each piece.

If you want to save space, consider using it instead of DBL SGL. If measured data, it is not accurate beyond 6 decimal digits in any case.

Or think to save it as I16s, to which you apply a scale factor during playback.

Those who are only if you seriously need to save space, if.

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