Changing Report Directory via API

[SciWare]

Hi Everyone

I'm writing a LabVIEW User interface and I want to be able to set the report directory via my user interface, I've played with the TestStand API but cannot find a property or method that will allow me to set the report directory. Any ideas?

[Antonio Lie]

Kurt,

currently it is not possible to change the report directory through the API.
You can Display the Report Options Dialog in your user interface though.
I assume you wanted to have an option to change your report directory only.

If you want to change your report directory based on an specific sequence file you can do it by using the ReportOptions callback.

Hope it helps.

[SciWare]

Thanks Antonio

I'm sure that will work, I just had a look at the ReportOptions callback and essentially I could set the report directory from a global that I can access via the API.

Cheers

[Antonio Lie]

Kurt,

I was wrong.

In fact there is a way to change the report location using the TestStand API.
You only have to Get a Report Object reference from the current execution and change the Location Property.

Location Property

Syntax

Report.Location

Data Type

String

Purpose

Specifies a string that indicates the report location.

Remarks

If you call the Load or Save method of this class, this property is automatically set to the pathname of the report file.

You need to make sure you change this property after the model reads the report options from disk. (check Reference Manual - Appendix A) otherwise the location will be overwritten.

Hope it helps.

[DWeiland]

Hi Kurt,

You'll need to send the Sequence Context to the Operator Interface, then Set the ReportFilePath using the "Set Property Value.vi" with the "RunState.Root.Locals.ReportOptions.ReportFilePath" lookup string.

Hope this helps

Dan Weiland
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
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