Modal message popup hangs parallel model in Teststand 4?

Hi:
I'm having a problem using the 'Make Modal' option on message popups. It is hanging the user interface.
Here is what I've done:
* created a sequence with just a message popup in it (using Teststand 4.0 editor)
* set the popup to be modal
* set the sequence to use the parallel model
* recompiled Full Featured CVI User interface for teststand 4.0 (using CVI 8.0.1)
* run sequence in the recompiled user interface
* popup is displayed
* after acknowledging the popup, the popup and the user interface freeze
If I change the sequence to use the batch model, everything works.
If I don't recompile the user interface project that came with Teststand and just run the exe, everything works.
What am I missing? Sequence file attached.
Thanks,
Dave
Attachments:
modalpopup.seq ‏6 KB

Hi dseel,
After I copied over your version of modelsupport2.dll, I see the attached error message for every test socket, basically saying that TestStand can't find a certain function in modelsupport2.dll.
What modifications did you make to the dll?
One thing though, I notice the same error message even with the Simple OI... Where are you putting modelsupport2.dll? In the same folder as the CVI Executable, or in <TestStand>\Components\NI\Models\TestStandModels?
Jervin Justin
NI TestStand Product Manager
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TSErrorMessage.jpg ‏56 KB

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