where do TestStand addons for LabVIEW come from?

[stephenb2]

Does TestStand or LabVIEW install the TestStand addons for LabVIEW?

On my installation they are found here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2018\vi.lib\addons\TestStand

[stephenb2 · Accepted solution]

Looks like it is part of the TestStand installation.

I have never been a fan of using these. To me it seems to be bad practice to read and write variables from TestStand from within LabVIEW.

I have legacy code that uses them. I was having no end to issues with runtime engine conflicts in deployments. I was able to resolve this issue by deleting the directory, force reinstalling TestStand, and then mass compiling the TS addons directory in LabVIEW.