Robert,
TestStand package is built to work with other NI software products such as LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI.
You can write your test code as LabVIEW VIs. Those VIs do not have to be compiled into executables. You would simply use a LabVIEW Adapter which allows TestStand engine to call LabVIEW VIs.
One very useful feature of TestStand is that it allows you to debug VIs when called from TestStand. TestStand's execution pauses and you can use LabVIEW's debugging tools to debug VIs.
From my personal experience, the two packages together work great. A large number of people are already using this combination to increase productivity. To read further about TestStand, you can check out the following usergroup dedicated for TestStand (natinst.public.teststand.general
) by visiting http://zone.ni.com/dev_exchange/newsgroups.htm.
Adeel Malik
