write to excel file

Hello!

I am trying to generate an excel (.xls or .csv) file that contains four columns, each column data is an array of doubles. I tried several ways to get (using commas with tabs with xls and csv), but I'm not able to get the four columns of values. How can I do this?

Also, I would like to know if it is possible to include an image (of a generated graph in VI) in the excel file that I am trying to generate.

Thanks in advance,

Jessica

As Artem has noted, to work with Excel (which means output a file in a format that is specific to Excel, .xls or .xlsx, as opposed to a file text delimited by tabs or commas, this last files "Separated by commas", called extension .csv, a file that Excel "diverts" by assigning an icon that suggests, it is a native Excel format) , you need the standard report generation tool with LabVIEW, 2014 and 2015, but an add-on for LabVIEW 2012.

You can use Scripture for spreadsheet files (which, as noted, written delimited by tabs files, if you have specific separated by commas to give you .csv files).  Just, organize your data as an array of 4 columns and several lines of digital data or text.  I do not use these functions myself, if I use the GTA for .xlsx files read/write...

Bob Schor

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