GoTo Setup from Cleanup in the same sequence

[swalkin]

Hi,

I am trying to get a sequence, using the NI parallel model, to do the following:

- Two FileGlobals: NumberofLoops=5, LoopIndex=0
- Run Setup
- Run Main
- Run Cleanup
- In Cleanup the program should jump back to Setup while: FileGlobals.NumberofLoops<>FileGlobals.LoopIndex, otherwise the code should finish.

I can't upload my full project. As a resul I have attached a simple program that just prompts where the code is and this will tell me if the code works or not.

Does anyone know the expression or how to setup the GoTo Function to carry this out?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

Hopefully this link will help you.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=330&message.id=11978&query.id=6643#M11978

Regards

Ray

[swalkin]

Thanks for that Ray it works brilliantly.

It does cause me one issue though. I read my results from Locals.ResultList Array. As a result of loop into the Setup from the Cleanup, the Array isn't getting initialised. I have tried copying the Array and calling it Locals.InitialiseResultsList. Then at the end of the Cleanup I insert a statement:

Locals.ResultList=Locals.InitialiseResultList

Unfortunately this didn't work......any ideas?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

Do you mean that if you jump back to the Setup that all the results collected for that sequence are discarded?

Have you tried just deleting the elements from the ResultList array. If you get the Number of elements in ResultList then call PropertyObject.DeleteElements(0, numberof elements, 0), this will set the array empty.

Of course dont forget to switch off the result recording of any steps you add  to do this task, other wise you will find that you will have the DeleteElements step result still in ResultList.

Hope this helps

Ray

[swalkin]

Hi Ray,

Thanks for your input. I actually got it working another way.

I looked into your solution but when I put in the PropertyObject.DeleteElement(0,4,0) where 4 is the number of elements in the array, Teststand reported an error. How do I link the "PropertyObject" to Locals.ResultList?

Thanks again

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

Use Locals.ResultList as the ActiveX reference in the Automation Call. For the number of elements you can use the function GetNumElements(Locals.ResultList) to obtain the number of elements.

So your call would look like

Call PropertyObject.DeleteElements(0, GetNumElements(Locals.ResultList), 0) (as seen when you highlight the description field)

You could use the Statement step, and use the function

     RemoveElements(Locals.ResultList, "[0]", GetNumElements(Locals.ResultList))

This should give the same effect of emptying the array.

Regards

Ray

[swalkin]

Ray,

All sorted out now. Thanks for your help.