Include user entered text in Report

[sma]

I need to include in each report a text entry showing the serial number and calibration due date of all of the instruments used within a sequence.  To generate the text I have a set of VI's which return the required information from the instruments used and a file containing the calibration due dates.

This information is not validated and consequently there is no step type which allows for the inclusion of the data returned into the report.

Is there any way of creating a step or step type which will allow for the inclusion of the required data?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

You could use the Callback sequence ModifyReportHeader which will allow you to add your data to the Header text.

There are similar callbacks for the Report body and the Report Footer.

Check out the User Manual, I believe there is a tutorial on modifying the Report.

Regards

Ray

[sma]

Do have an example of this as I don't know how to convert the required text into the format required to add information to the header using the suggested callbacks.

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

What format is your report in?

Regards

Ray

[James_Grey]

If you just want to put some text in the report, you can drop an Action step that calls your VI to get the text and store the returned string in:

Step.Result.ReportText

Message Edited by James Grey on 09-13-2007 10:24 AM

[sma]

The report format is XML.