How to execute a sequence without using an User Interface

Question

Hi,
I have programatically generated a TestStand Sequence File. I used C# and the TestStand API. I opened the .seq file in the default TestStand User Interface and the Sequence File runs perfectly.
However, when I created a NewExecution using the Engine object created in the porgram, it seems that the sequence never starts execution. Please look at the following code snippet:
// TSStep and TSSequence was created before 
TSSequence.InsertStep(TSStep, 0, StepGroups.StepGroup_Main); SequenceFile TSSequenceFile = TSEngine.NewSequenceFile();
TSSequenceFile.InsertSequenceEx(0, TSSequence);
TSSequenceFile.Save("SeqGen.seq");  Execution TSExecution = TSEngine.NewExecution(TSSequenceFile, "Seq_0", null, false, ExecutionTypeMask.ExecTypeMask_Normal, System.Type.Missing, System.Type.Missing, System.Type.Missing);while (TSSequenceFile.IsExecuting == true) ; // this flag never changes to false  
TSEngine.ReleaseSequenceFileEx(TSSequenceFile, 0);
I know the sequence is not being executed because a COM Server (written as a Local Server in a .EXE) should start when the step within the sequence be executed.
Any ideas why the sequence is not executing properly ?
PacSoft

Answer 1

Hi Pacsoft,
Check out this example,
I posted it in a former thread.
Note: Also downloaded the .seq from the former thread! NEVER acept savings to Ni. -INI files !!!
Greetings
juergen
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