tdmsconvert

Convert file to TDMS v2.0 compliant format

Since R2024a

Syntax

tdmsconvert(tdmsSource,tdmsDest)

Description

tdmsconvert(tdmsSource,tdmsDest) converts the source files specified by tdmsSource, into TDMS v2.0 compliant format, and saves the results to the specified destination file or folder, tdmsDest. tdmsSource can specify a single or multiple files. To specify multiple input files, use wildcard matching or a folder pathname. For multiple files, the output destination, tdmsDest, must specify a folder.

Examples

Convert Single TDMS File in Same Folder

Convert a single file to a TDMS v2.0 file in the same folder location.

tdmsconvert("NoiseData.tdms", "NoiseDataV2.tdms")

Convert Single TDMS File in New Location

Convert a single file in the current location to a TDMS v2.0 file in a new location.

tdmsconvert("NoiseData.tdms", "C:\TestData\NoiseData.tdms")

Convert Multiple TDMS Files

Convert a group of files to TDMS v2.0 in a new location. Use a wildcard to capture all TDMS files in the current working folder.

tdmsconvert("*.tdms", "C:\TestData\")

The output folder now includes new TDMS v2.0 files with the same names as the original files.

Input Arguments

tdmsSource — TDMS files to be converted

string | char

TDMS files to be converted, specified as a string or character vector. Argument can specify an individual file or a folder. Wildcard matching is supported to match on file names.

Example: "C:\MyData\MyFileV1.tdms"

Data Types: char | string

tdmsDest — Destination for converted files

string | char

Destination for converted TDMS v2.0 files, specified as a string or character vector. When converting a single file, tdmsDest can specify a single file in the same or different location. If multiple files are converted, tdmsDest must specify a folder, and the output files have the same names as the input files.

Example: "C:\MyData\MyFileV2.tdms"

Data Types: char | string

Version History

Introduced in R2024a