Reading from Spreadsheet Files

Complete the following steps to read from a spreadsheet file.

  1. Write to the spreadsheet file.
  2. Select the Read From Spreadsheet File VI on the Functions»File I/O palette and place it on the block diagram.
  3. Right-click the file path input of the Read From Spreadsheet File VI and select Create»Constant from the shortcut menu. An empty path constant appears.
  4. Enter the path of the spreadsheet file you want to read from in the file path constant.
  5. Use this VI in another VI that accepts strings or writes to a graph or chart.