Solution
The TestStand Sequence Editor and
LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Visual Basic, C# and C++ Operator Interfaces now support command line options to run sequences. Listed below are examples showing how to run a particular sequence in a sequence file, and how to run an execution entry point, such as
Test UUTs. For the examples below we assume that you want to run the sequence file with one of the operator interfaces listed above. If you want to run the sequence file with the TestStand Sequence Editor replace
"
testexec.exe" with
"
SeqEdit.exe".
Run MainSequence in the ASequenceFileToRun sequence file:
testexec.exe -run MainSequence c:\sequenceFiles\ASequenceFileToRun.seq
Run the ASequenceFileToRun sequence file with the Test UUs execution entry point:
testexec.exe -runEntryPoint "Test UUTs" c:\sequenceFiles\ASequenceFileToRun.seq
Load multiple sequence files:
testexec.exe c:\sequencefiles\ASequenceFileToOpen.seq c:\sequencefiles\AnotherSequenceFileToOpen.seq
To make a sequence file execute TestUUTs simply by double-clicking it (e.g., from Windows Explorer), perform the following steps:
- Create a shortcut for the sequence file; i.e., right-click on the sequence file and select Create Shortcut from the pop-up menu.
- Right-click on the newly created shortcut and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
- Select the Shortcut tab in the Properties window that appears.
- In the Target field enter:
testexec.exe -runEntryPoint "Test UUTs" c:\sequenceFiles\ASequenceFileToRun.seq
- Click the Apply button and then click the OK button to close the Properties window.