I"m having trouble using Teststand's " property loader step

Question

",I tried using the Demo sequence given with Teststand Ver 1.03(which I"m using) under drive:Teststand\Exersices\Database, it works fine (Test passes) but there is no data in the Local Variables, I know that i got the columens right I might have problems selecting the rows, I tried using the Local's Variable name or step name but it didn't help, I"ll appericiate any idea's

Answer 1

Hello Kitty -
I am curious about your problem, have you placed breakpoints in your sequence before and after your property loader Database step to see that the values aren't being loaded? If the step isn't loading properly there is usually some sort of error especially when you have your database of properties set up on the same pattern as the demo. Are you seeing Step.Comp and the Limit values change but not your Local variables? This would be an interesting detail to note. Also, as far as selecting rows the demo goes by "STEPNAME" due to the nature of how the table is set up, if yours follows the same pattern, selecting the same row would be best.
If you are seeing the changes at Run-time but not when your sequence completes then this is expected behavior and the t
ool that you may want to use is the "Import/Export Properties..." (Located in the tool menu) to give you more permanent alterations to your sequence. As always, refer to the user manual for a discussion on differences between 'Property Loader', 'Limit Loader', and 'Import/Export Properties...'
Regards,
Elaine R.
National Instruments
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