How to access TestStand Event and variables from external application?

[yangyang-rexxar]

Hi all

The test system was built by TestStand, now there is a new requirement to filter the test report without change the sequence file. The task must be done without any impact to previous software system, so I decide to write a tool by VC++.

My idea is to deal with the reports after every UUT loop, but I need to monitor the UUT loop status by VC++, if an unit is tested, pass or fail, raise a event and pass to VC++ application. In a word, I would like to access TestStand internal event and variables.

Anyone has ideal on this case? ActiveX or something.

thanks .

Rexxar

[j_dodek]

Hi paulbin,

I have a solution for you. I think most of software developers will descripe it in times of COM and DCOM als old fashioned, but

it is very easy to use. Try a named pipe or a shared memory. With this old technologie you can share variables over processes.

I have used this to implement my dialogs or messages from the TS RTE (process A) as a child window in the Operator-Interface (process B) 

Hope this helps

Greetings from the lake of constance

Juergen

[Josh_W]

paulbin,

While sharing variables via COM or DCOM is certaintly possible, I don't think you need to go down that route.  I think that there is probably an easier way to limit your report.  In your Configuration menu, under the Report Options item, there is a field at the top that will allow you to filter what steps go into your report.

This will not affect any sequence file you may have already created, all it does is change a few options in the ReportOptions.ini file in the <TestStand>\cfg directory.

This is a much simpler option than trying to write a program to interface with a running TestStand engine.