Calling Sequences from CVI GUI

Hello ,
I am trying to make a program in Teststand combined with cvi and i have 3 problems :
1. I have a program in Teststand thats runs GUI in CVI , in that GUI i have 2 buttons and i want each button to run a diffrent Sequence in TestStand .
2. How can i tell make it so that the GUI will stay open and visible and TestStand will run the Sequences i told him in the " background " .
3. Where can i find a guide to the TS_ Functions in CVI ?
Thank You ,
Kobi
Kobi Kalif
Software Engineer
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You may want to look at the following example to see how to develop a CVI GUI:
Dynamically Controlling a LabWindows/CVI GUI across Multiple TestStand Steps
As for calling a sequence from a CVI GUI, you will want to use the application manager, as discussed in this document:
Programmatically Loading a Sequence File in a TestStand Operator Interface
You can find a guide to the ts_ functions by simple opening the function panel for the function, and right clicking in ablank area.
Al B.
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