How to create own shortcut key?

[Jick]

Hello,

Is it possible to create own shortcut key for own action? I would need a shortcut key for Run MainSequence action.

BR,

Jick

[RayFarmer]

Do you mean like a shortcut on your desktop

[RayFarmer]

Do you mean like a shortcut on your desktop.

Make a shortcut of the SeqEditor with the command line as

SeqEdit.exe /run MainSequence "c:\My Seqs\test.seq"

Checkout

Chapter 8: Customizing and Configuring TestStand
Configuring Sequence Editor and User Interface Startup Options

ot the TestStand Reference Manual.

[Jick]

No, I would like to have a key combination in Teststand 4.0.1 instead of going to Main Sequence and choosing Execute->Run MainSequence. Like for example pressing Crtl+Shift+X+Y anywhere in Teststand would do the trick.

BR,

Jick

[RayFarmer]

Will if there is one you would see it when you select the item from the menu such as F5 for run Test UUTs

Have you checked out the Teststand Help for Short cuts?

[Jick]

Yep, I checked it out. There is no readymade short cut for that action. That's not very important to have. It's more like nice-to-have thing.

BR,

Jick

[RayFarmer]

Maybe you should add it to the NI TestStand Idea Exchange

[AllenP]

You can do this in 4.0 or higher.  Although it would run the current sequence, not MainSequence.  That may be good enough for you.

Right-click the toolbars and choose Customize.  Click the "Keyboard..." button in the bottom right.  In the Execute category, you'll see an "Run MainSequence" or "Run <SequenceName>" Command in the listbox on the right.  You can specify the shortcut in the combobox below.

This command will only execute whatever sequence is active, so if you select a different sequence in the same file, that one would become active.

[PhillipBrooks]

You could use a custom Run Time Operator Interface. Modify the sample LabVIEW interface to trigger on a specific Key Down event…

[Jick]

AllenP, Thanks, it helps but this is only part of the trick. There might be hundred sequences on the list and the most of the time goes when I scan the sequence list and go to MainSequence (or some other). Is it possible to add a shortcut key for "go to the sequenceX and run it" ?

Phillip, How to do that? I'm not very pro with the teststand, yet.

BR,

Jick