Any Resources for Learning Object Reference in TestStand?

Hi All,
I have been using Active X servers in TestStand for several years and now some of the newer stuff I am being supplied with is Dot Net objects. Does anyone know of somewhere to learn the correct way to use object references in TestStand. I don't understand when you should create a new object vs just using an existing object reference. I also would like to understand how to use an object reference variable.
I looked at the TS examples, but there is not an explanation.
Any ideas?
TIA,
Jim

Jim,
You may try reading through the NI TestStand Advanced Architecture Series, specifically Chapter 2: Using the NI TestStand Object Model. These may shed some light on the issue.
Regards,
Steven Zittrower
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com

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