create file global in labVIEW

[mitulatbati]

I have a VI, which is called in TestStand. The VI starts new executions according to a test.ini files. It means, the VI is running until all the seqeunces are done.

In the beginning of this VI I create new FileGlobals. My problem is, that I see the new FileGlobals just after the VI finishes to run. I want to see the changes during the VI is running.

[Teds]

How are you creating it?

What do you mean you 'see' the new FileGlobal after the VI finishes running?  Are you writing/reading when the sequences are running?

PH

[mitulatbati]

I create the file globals once when the VI starts, and I also set their values. Then the VI starts some new executions (sequences) in the sequence file, where my VI is called from. During those new execution I watch the new file globals, which should be there as I created them programmatically. But the new file globals cannot be whatched, because it seems they are not created.

When all my new executions are done, the VI stops, and then I see immediately the new file global in the whatch viewer in the sequence editor.

[Alex_Pi]

Well could you post a examle .seq and .vi to specify exactly what you are doing? Right now I would suspect that your VI may create Fileglobals, but gives the handles to TestStand only when finished running as return values. or am I missunderstanding something?

[mitulatbati]

yes, you understood it right!

and how to give the handles to TS before ending the VI?

[JohannesM]

I tried for sometime. But I am not sure if it is possible. Normally you want a step to be closed, for the next step to begin.