Seq files

what is the diff b/w local and sequential files

local files files present on the presentation ser are called local files.
you can use gui_upload fm to upload
you can use gui_download fm to download
seq files are those present in app ser.
you can access those using open data statements.
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umakanth

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Experiencing same issues when running a seq file on different machines

I have a sequence file that when ran on a desktop PC, takes about 30 mins to run and the same file runs in about 3 mins on a laptop. All the station configuration options are same on both the teststands. The only difference I see between the two machines in running the test is that the desktop pc has 256MB of RAM and the laptop has 1GB of RAM. My question is, could this RAM difference be the reason for the 30 min to 3 min difference?? I am sure that all the other options inside teststand that can affect the speed at which the seq file runs are same on both the machines. Any suggestions/comments will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Anuj

Can you tell us a little bit more about what this sequence file does? Does it communicate to instruments? Does it access network resources (shared network drives)?
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Deployment error:Error Code:-17500, Unknown System Error in TestStand - Read Seq Files in Workspace.vi-

Help!
When trying to deploy a test system i got the following error:
Error Code:-17500
Unknown System Error in TestStand - Read Seq Files in Workspace.vi->TestStand - Find Dependent Files.vi->TestStand - Add File and Dependent Files.vi->TestStand - Add All TestStand User Files to File Info Array.vi->TestStand - Update File Info.vi->TestStand - Distribution Wizard GUI.vi->TestStand - Deployment Utility Splash Screen.vi
I then tried to re-deploy previously successfully deployed systems - same error. (I have done nothing to my teststand setup/installation/engine or deployment files since the last successful deployment)
I removed teststand & then re-installed it - i still got the same error. These files it is searching for do not exist on my pc.
Any ideas what has gone wrong/how to fix it?
cheers
Fi

I've just had exactly the same problem and after posting a message, have been forwarded to this thread. Luckily it looks as though we've found a solution, or a cause of the problem. One of my work colleagues (SercoSteve on discussion forums) suggested removing the Teststand 3.1\cfg directory, and replacing it with a default one from another machine, and this seems to have done the trick and made the deployment wizard be able to analyse the files and build. We are editing files in cfg so I've now got the task of replacing each file in this directory one by one to find which is causing the problem.
I'll add another post when I find out which one it is.
David Clark
CLA | CTA
CLA Design Ltd
Hampshire, England

Search for Function Name in multi seq files

HI,
How can you search for a Fucntion Name (calling a CVI dll) in multi seq files?
The normal search function is looking for step name only....
so, as an example
Step Name: Test No. 1
Specify Module (CVI type step):

Have you tried using the Find in Files feature of the sequence editor? What version of TestStand are you using? I think it's been in the sequence editor since at least 3.1.
If you have tried this feature, but are having trouble getting the results you want, please provide more details about what exactly you are trying to do and how it is not working.
Hope this helps,
-Doug

How can I enter user defined info into a seq file

I would like to insert some user defined information that I can extract either viac C-code (step invoked) or from the Operator Interface once the seq file has been loaded into memory.

Hi hurst,
You probably want to create a dialog panel that will allow the user to enter the information.
Where you store this information really depends on how much of the sequencefile needs to have access to this information.
If its global then writing it to either StationGlobals or to FileGlobals. Writting to StationGlobals means it going to be available after the execution of your sequencefile has finished. Writing to FileGlobals means its only going to be available during the execution of your sequencefile and also only in scope for the sequencefile its contained in. Unless you change the default setting so that all sequencefiles use the same FileGlobals.
To get the information to the SequenceFile will be by TestStand API calls using the PropertySetValue.
Another way would be to use the propertyloader.
There are plenty of examples either with TestStand or on the NI website on transferring data of all types from a step during execution.
This is a bit general. Maybe if you can expand on your query.
hope this helps
Regards
Ray Farmer
Regards
Ray Farmer

Seq File Post Step Runtime Error and Failure

Hi,
I am using SequenceFilePostStepRuntimeError   &    SequenceFilePostStepFailure
in my seq file to handle both.
the issue at hand is that, once there is error the execution runs to runtime-error (SequenceFilePostStepRuntimeError) thats fine then again i run my Test-Step & error is generated & it again jumps to runtime-error { Test-Step is a Pass/Failtest}
but after that it jumps to SequenceFilePostStepFailure. I want to avoid this. can I reset the flag which says that no PostStepFailure ?.
    In my Runtime-error step I also change the "Parameters.Step.Result.Status" to display my custom status .

aparab wrote:
    In my Runtime-error step I also change the "Parameters.Step.Result.Status" to display my custom status .
Do i understand this sentence correctly if a state:
In your SequenceFilePostStepError callback, you change the status of the step calling into that callback because of a Runtime Error (Status: "Error") to the status "Failed"?
If so, it is expected behavior, no, it even is "works as intended".
You can use the TS API to disable the PostStepFailure callback, but you cannot enable this callback in the same step. So it would require an additional step for enabling the Failure-callback again which seems to makes things more complicated compared to NOT setting the step' result to "Failed"....
Norbert
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Where to store customized modelsupport2 and reportgen*.seq files

We currently put all customized model and front end sequences under c:\Documents and Settings\...\TestStand 4.1\Models etc. We have since customized modelsupport2.* and reportgen*.seq files found in Program Files\NI\TestStand 4.1\Components\Models\TestStandModels. Question is where to store these customized files. There is an assortment of subfolders under Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\NI\TestStand 4.1.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

What version of Windows do you have?
The file structure in All Users\Documents\NI\TestStand 4.1 should be similar to that in Program Files\NI\TestStand 4.1. Essentially they are equal. The key is TestStand looks in the All Users Directory first. If it doesn't find it there then it goes into the Program Files one. You can verify this by opening your search directories (Configure>>Search Directories). Look for a item in the list called Public components directory. Look at the path for that. The very next entry should be TestStand components directory. Look at the path for that. They both have Subdirs checked. If you were to switch those around (meaning TestStand components directory before Public components directory) then TestStand would grab the default files and not the ones you modified.
So you should put modelsupport2 in Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\NI\TestStand 4.1\Components\Models\TestStandModels\modelsupport2.*
reportgen*.seq should go in the same folder.
If those folders don't exist then create them. You can probably get away without creating them and just placing it all in the base dir (Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\NI\TestStand 4.1) but I recommend structuring it the same so you don't get confused and it has the same look and feel.
Hope this helps!
jigg
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[LV - TS] How to execute a SEQ file, get the result (PASS/FAIL) and the report file ?

Hello,
I'm looking for the most obvious and simple way to, from Labview :
1- Start the Teststand engine : DONE
2- Get a list of SEQ files to execute : DONE
3- Loop through the list to execute each SEQ file : <- found some examples but I have some trouble with the UIMessage stuff
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/370052N-01/tsexamples/infotopics/executing_sequences_using_api_labview/
4- Get the result of the SEQ execution : <- unsure
5- Get the XML path+name of the report file generated : <- obviously not easy
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/3D3B2358DF9B786B8625789500549A3B
http://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/Getting-Report-File-Path-location-at-execution-in-TestStand-2012/td-p/3041789
Here is my current implementation :
David Koch

Hello,
I tried to work from this example :
http://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/Execution-of-TestStand-Sequence-in-LabVIEW-via-TS-API-Different/td-p/2939616/page/2#M46686
However it remains unclear about how to get a simple
answer from just running a sequence file out of any
model so far (Simple Pass). Like I told you, all what
I need, once the TS engine is started, is a VI with the
following interface :
INPUT
1- TS engine reference
2- SEQ file path (path or string)
3- Sequence name to execute
4- UUT string (optional, but yeah)
5- error in
OUTPUT
1- Result boolean (PASS/FAIL)
2- Path to XML report
3- error out
It would be so cool to just have this
About the surrounding UI, I'm working on it. The LV
code is not really important at this point, it's running
a SEQ file that matters to me.
David Koch

Seq file created via V2013 can't open with V2014?

hello, I created a .seq file with V2013 sequence editer without protection, but this file can't be opened with V2014 spequence editor in another computer and show a dialog below: error code:-17100
Solved!
Go to Solution.

thanks for your reply.
sorry the interted image was missing, attached it as a file, can it be seen now?
just do a double check, the file works well under V2013.
and the .seq file was saved in 'Binary' format.
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.seq file generation from an external program

Hi, all,
Can someone tell me if it's possible to generate a .seq file from a program -- any kind of program -- outside of TestStand? We need this for automatic test generation.
Java preferred, but I'm willing to live with Intercal if I have to.
Thanks,
- Steve.

Hello Steve,
You can absolutely generate a sequence file from any program outside of TestStand.
First off, you have the method Pacsoft mentioned which uses the TestStand API to programmatically create a sequence file and all the the sequences and steps inside it that you might want. Since you can access the TestStand API from .NET or any language that supports ActiveX you have a wide variety of options with this method.
Second, you can simply build with any text editor. There is an option to set the sequence file to .ini format in the Sequence Editor. If you do so and then open that file with a text editor you will have the format. You can build this file (one of my customers used an excel spreadsheet and a scripting language to do this), save it with a .seq extension, and simply open it with TestStand.
Let me know if you have any further questions on either of these methods and have a wonderful day!
With warm regards,
David D.

Close open seq files / Reload all seq files

Hi All.
I have a problem with the OI. When I have started a seq and it fails because of a seq error... then I go to the editor and correct the fault, and then try again in the OI, but it doesn't reload the seq file after it is changed.
Then I try to put in a button on my OI to close the seq file.
I have tried to do this in 2 ways.
First I tried to use ApplicationMgr.ReloadModifiedSequenceFiles , but it does not work, I cant figure out why it isn't changed after I press save....
Then I tried to use ApplicationMgr.SequenceFiles and afterwards SequenceFiles.Count, but Count is always 0.... why.... it seems that all seq files are running in another instance of that activex server....
Count should at least be 1 because I have a seq file that is running in a "endless" loop in the background..
So any ideas ???

Hi Allan.
Now I know what you mean about if I was holding a reference to the new execution. Now I have made this reference, and I can also get out the information if the seq is changed or not, but now I cant get ReleaseSequenceFileEx to work, it will not release and unload the file.
The problem must be that another "thing" has a reference to the seq. The only other thing I can think of is the Execution View in the OI.......
So now I am a little bit lost again... can you please help me a little bit further.
I have attached a cut of my background seq, so you can see what I am doing.
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Teststand problem when try to close a modified seq file.

I have a problem when using Teststand. My seq file consists several custom step types, which call external DLL/VIs. The problem is every time when I modified this seq file and tried to close it without save it, Teststand will always popup a warning dialog "Unable to discard seq file, because it is in use", please see below. Hope somebody here could give me some suggestions on it and tell me how to resolve this problem.
Thanks!
Jacky
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Hi Ray
Attached is the structure I used in Teststand. Here I want to describe my problem once again:
Case1: if I open a seq file and then close it, there will be OK
Case2, if I open a seq file and insert some custom step types, then close it, it will be OK.
Case2: if I open a seq file and run it, then try to close it, but without any chang, there will popup a dialog"unable to discard this seq file,because it is in use...."
Thanks!
Jacky
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How can I change the report file name depending on which seq file is run in the main seq?

I'm using TestStand 3.0.
I have a main sequence file with a menu option to select one of several sequence files to run.
How can I get TestStand to change report file name to the selected sequence file rather than the main sequence file name?
Thanks
Harminder

Hi Harminder
Try RunState.Root.Locals.ReportFilePath = "PathToMyFile.xxx"
regards
Juergen
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Create test sequence from lab view - add it to the .seq file

Hello All,
I have a query. consider an test sequence that has already stored in "Test.seq" format. let us say we have 5 test steps.
now is it possible to add a new test step to this existing test sequence using Lab VIEW. I mean if we enter a new test step this has to reflect in the existing test sequence "Test.seq". i.e in the "Test.seq" we must have 6 test steps.
If this is possible let me know how this can be done.

Michels,
Guenter mande a very good point. Make sure to take a look at the forum thread he linked to see the licensing implications of creating your own Sequences.
There is a very good forum thread that discusses how to create steps programmatically. You can find the forum here:
http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=330&message.id=7785&requireLogin=False
Regards,
Santiago D

How to prevent the User from loading more than one seq file?

Hi,
I would like to prevent the tester operator from loading more than one test sequence. Any ideas how to do it?
Thanks
Rafi

Hi Marty,
Marty_H wrote:
Hello mhousel,
Testexec.exe by default loads the sequence files that were last open when it runs. It is often desired behavior to have multiple sequence files load automatically.
[Mark Housel] Maybe for some but certainly not for me.
This should be easily handled by TestStand without any problems. What do you mean by "chaos ensues"?
Certainly Teststand doesn't care a bit how many sequences are open. But, when my sequences open they initialize HW of the ATE associated with
that sequence file during the sequenceFileLoad callback. e.g. I allocate TELNET handles to a terminal
server that connects to multiple console within the system and als for
the UUT.
If a second sequence opens it knows nothing about the other sequence and again tries to open a TELENT session to the same port of the
terminal server and obviously fails, so my sequence reports that it
can't properly initialize the ATE HW. Bad juju!
Are your sequence files set to run automatically when they are loaded?
I guess so. Other than the trick of logging in as the special noExecution user and having special code in my sequence and modified Process Model I have no idea how to prevent a sequence fronm "runnin" when opened.
If you want to prevent Testexec.exe from loading multiple files, you should be able to close out one of the open files when it loads and that sequence file should not load in the future. I hope that helps.
The trick I read somewhere else of modifying the Testexec.uir file to never re-load a sequence file automatically seemes to have covered up solved the problem.
Thanks,
Mark

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