Creating data folders from UUT

[Treble20]

Hi,

I`m sure this has been asked in previous topics but i just can not find the answer to my problem.

I would like to create a folder which has the name of the UUT as the folder in which i will store raw data from my tests. I have created a statement called Locals.data_folder and give it the variable "C:\\data\results" but how do i go about creating folders based on the UUT from TestStand?

Any help is most welcome.

Thanks

James

[Norbert_B]

James,

i recommend that you write a module (C/C++, .NET or LV) to create and name the folder. Pass the UUT ID (serial number) as parameter to that module.

[Treble20]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I did try using a call executable with "/C echo test>>mkdir D:\\TestStand\TR123" as the argument expression but this didn`t work. 

I`ll try using a piece of LV to generate the folder.

[Alepar29 · Accepted solution]

Hi

no need to use LabVIEW to do it.

You can use in TestStand the call executable.

In the step settings, go to call settings.

File Pathname: cmd (C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe should be write behind the file pathname).

In argument expression: "cmd /c mkdir D:\\TestStand\\TR123\\" + Locals.String.

You just have to set Locals.String with the name you need.

Regards

[Treble20]

Hi,

Works a treat. Thanks. Taking the echo out means the code now works.

[Norbert_B]

Potentially another thing why your code didn't work:

You had a \T in the path which escapes to a tabulator. To unescape, the second \ is necessary (=> '\\').