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Overview
This example shows how to display a customized file selection dialog box allowing the user to select mutiple files.
Description
It seems to be the general agreement that the only way to select multiple files in a file selection dialog box is through external calls, such as .NET, ActiveX, C# dll, etc. However, this can be easily implemented in LabVIEW. The example calls a subVI which is called File Dialog and is not available in the function palette.
It is the low level VI that is called by File Dialog Express VI, so you can just place that express VI in your block diagram, right-click the express VI icon and select "Open front panel", and then use its block diagram.
You can also browse to C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW xx\vi.lib\express\express input\FileDialogBlock.llb to find it named subFile Dialog.vi or you can just use this example.
Requirements
Steps to Implement or Execute Code
Additional Information or References
VI Block Diagram
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That is an unusual VI. Nice find! I don't know if I would use such a VI on a product or anything beyond 'play' code.
In LabVIEW 2011, this vi is no longer supported by NI.
You can edit the File Dialog express VI, though, and uncheck the option "Limit Selection to single item". Same result.
This code worked for me in LabVIEW 2011. Thanks
This was EXACTLY what I needed for an offline analysis VI to plot multiple files. Thank You.
WOW!!! It is right what I need!! Thanks a lot. I use LV2012, and it still works.
No it is so easy to combine data from different measurements in one.
Really -- many many many thanks!
Just what I needed, LV2014
Beautiful. This works even with LV2015 sp1.