Solution
It is possible to change datatype of stored data when you use MDF4 Dataplugin. See the following snippet. You can implement this snippet into your vi.
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In order to change data type, you should
- Set additional parameters as <nativedatatype>true</nativedatatype>
- Set available Value.
Each value represents different datatype. Please refer to the following table.
| Value | Datatype |
| 1 | U8 |
| 2 | I16 |
| 3 | I32 |
| 4 | I64 |
| 5 | R32 (double) |
| 6 | R64 (long) |
| 7 | Time |
| 8 | String |
| 11 | U64 |
| 12 | U32 |
| 13 | U16 |
| 14 | I8 |