Is it possible to hide the save function and only use the save as function in teststand

[FVA0396]

Hi,

When i'm done building a sequence i want to prevent other engineers to save the sequence with the same filename (or version number).

Is it somehow possible to "hide" the save button and only use the save as function?

Or is there another possiblity to solve my problem.

The idea is to have a sequence called Sequence_V1.0.seq which i have build. When installing this in a factory enviroment I would like whenever there is a change needed in the sequence that the version number increases (manual action) (becomes Sequence_V1.1.seq). So from the moment you want to save i would like to only have the function save as. In this way you are obligated to fill in a new sequence name (original sequence will be read-only)

What would even be great if there could be a log of what the changes were 🙂

Thx!!! 

[dug9000]

1) You could mark the file as read-only, by default you would then not be able to save over it. The user could make it not read-only though if they know what they are doing.

2) Another possibility is to lock the sequence file for editing (this is a teststand feature). Go to the Sequence File Property dialog, on the advanced tab, where it says Password Protection, set it to Not Editable and give it a good password. This doesn't however keep someone from saving another file to the same name as the locked one, but they at least won't be able to saved the locked file again without your password, nor will they be able to edit it.

Hope this helps,

-Doug