CLAD CLAD File I/O & Data Management 2

Question 1

Which LabVIEW VI is used to get the size of a file without reading its contents?

Accepted Answer

Get File Info

Answer

File Size

Answer

Get File Position

Answer

File Dialog

Question 2

What is the purpose of the 'Format Into File' function in LabVIEW?

Accepted Answer

Write formatted string data to a file using a format string

Answer

Convert a file to binary

Answer

Read formatted data from a file

Answer

Validate file format

Question 3

Which LabVIEW function allows you to move the current read/write position within an open file?

Accepted Answer

Set File Position

Answer

Move File Pointer

Answer

Seek File

Answer

File Offset

Question 4

What is a TDMS file in LabVIEW?

Accepted Answer

A technical data management streaming file format optimized for measurement data

Answer

A compressed archive of VIs

Answer

A text file with delimited sensor values

Answer

A LabVIEW project file

Question 5

In LabVIEW, what does the 'Build Path' function do?

Accepted Answer

Combines a base path and a relative path or file name into a single path

Answer

Creates directories on disk

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Validates that a path exists

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Converts a string to a path

Question 6

Which approach is recommended for reading large files in LabVIEW to avoid excessive memory use?

Accepted Answer

Use Read File in a loop to read chunks of data

Answer

Read the entire file into memory at once

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Convert the file to binary first

Answer

Use a DAQ task instead