Extract Numbers from a String in LabVIEW

Issue Details

• I am trying to parse an alphanumeric string and put all the numbers in an array. 
• An instrument I am communicating with returns a number that I want to record but it also includes other characters and space that I do not want.  How can I just get the reading and not the extra characters and spaces?

Solution

The Match Regular Expression function can provide this functionality. Using regular expression characters, you can parse a string for specific combinations of characters and place the matching subsets in an array.

For example, in the snippet below, we are extracting numbers that contain a decial 

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