Set the description value for a step by using the TestStand API

[Sunny]

Hi,

to read the description of a step there is provided a method:

Step.GetDescriptionEx

What about setting this value via API?

I didn't found any method like 'SetDescriptionEx' !

Regards,

Sunny

[AllenP]

The description is generated automatically by the Step Type and cannot be changed (you'll notice it is grayed out in the sequence editor).  You may want to use the comment field if you need to write arbitrary information about the step.

Allen P.

NI

[James_Grey]

There is no set method because the description is dynamically computed by evaluating the DescriptionExpr property of the step's steptype.

If you want to make a custom step type with a settable description, add a step type subproperty of type string named MyDescription. Then set the step type's Step Description Expression to Step.MyDescription.

Now, for any instance of your step type, you can set the Step.MyDescription property to change the description.

[Sunny]

Hi James,

i will realise it as you suggested!

Regards,

Sunny