Unload TestStand Report Window

[Kevin R.]

I am using an external report viewer with TestStand 3.0 and need to determine how to close the (single pass) report window within TestStand. Since I have an external report viewer the 'internal' report window is unnecessary.

I figure there should be a way to do this with ActiveX and the TestStand API from the process model. Any ideas?

[Anand_Jain]

Hi
Are you using the sequence Editor or the operater interface ?

If you are using the sequence editor, I do not think there is a way not to show the "Report" tab in the excecution View.


If you are using the operater interface then please let me know which operater interface you are using and I can show you how to remove the "Report" display.

Regards
Anand Jain
National Instruments.

[tbob]

Hi Anand. I am using the Labview operator interface in TestStand 3.0. I set the Disable Report Generation checkbox on the Configure Reports Options screen, but the Report Display still shows up with a message that report generation has been disabled. I would like to know how to remove the display altogether.
Thanx.

[Kevin R.]

Thanks for your response Anand. To clarify I am using the sequence editor. And I would like to be able to close the entire execution View upon completion of the execution.

Possible?

[Matt P.]

Kevin,

It's not possible to programmatically close the execution window in the Sequence Editor. You would need to create your own custom operator interface. At which point, you could use the ApplicationMgr.CloseExecution method.

Best Regards,
Matt P.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Anand_Jain]

Hi tbob,
I assume that you are using the new TS 3.0 OIs which use the new Active X controls.

If so then you can remove the following from the VIs and you will not get a report.

1. Remove the report active X control from the Report tab in the front panel of Full OI - Top Level VI.vi. Also remove the Report Tab. Once you delete the control the VI will be broken. Be careful while deleting broken wires. You want to remove all references to "ReportControl"

2. Next open the Full OI - Configure Execution View Manager.vi. In the Block diagram inside the case structure you can remove the last Invoke method call to "ConnectReportView"

After you fix up all the broken VIs then the OI should run and it will not show a report at the end of execu
tion.


I hope this helps.
Regards
Anand Jain
National Instruments.