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Syntax

getfileproperty(file, objname, objtype, name)

value = getfileproperty(file, objname, objtype, name)

Description

Returns a property value from a file, channel, or channel group you specify.

Details

Examples

Inputs

Name	Description
file	Specifies the path to the file from which you want to get a property value. If file is a relative path, LabVIEW begins searching for the file in the current working directory. file is a string.
objname	Specifies the name of the channel or channel group. If objtype is 'file', objname can be empty. objname is a string.
objtype	Specifies whether to return a property value from a file, a channel, or a channel group. objtype is a string that accepts the following values. 'file' File 'channel' Channel 'channel group' Channel group
name	Specifies the name of the property for which to return the value. name is a string.

Outputs

Name	Description
value	Returns the property value from the file, channel, or channel group.

Details

This function is not supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine. Do not use this function in a stand-alone application or shared library.

Examples

a = 1:10;
save 'test.tdm' a;
value = getfileproperty('test.tdm', '', 'file', 'author');

Related Topics

save
setfileproperty