User Defined Expression Functions

[RayFarmer]

Wouldn't be nice to beable to define one's own set of Expression Functions. This seems to be the one area of TestStand that cannot be customised. eg. Locals.name = NameOf(Step), Locals.IsValid = DoSomethingNotDefinedByDefaultFunction(Locals.name),.....(carry on with expression) Regards Ray Farmer

[asbo]

Where would you define these, though?

[RayFarmer]

Defined in a similar way  custom step types are defiend. I see this as a way of using the code defined in a custom steps type but being able to use it in an expression.

It would be like having a custom step or a code module which has a pre-expression and post expression but it's all done in the Expression control.

[EMR]

I had to think about this one for a bit,  but on second-look I could see that as a great way of cleaning up some very ugly expressions I've encountered/written over the years... especially the sort people are obliged to make when tweaking the sequence view in an operator interface or the ModuleDescription within a custom steptype. 

It could be like definining mini VB scripts/ stored proceedures within TS... but with the potential to make use of the API / existing expressions.

[j_dodek]

Hi Ray

Good idea !

I would like to write my functions in C or C#  🙂

Regards

Juergen

[Levic]

Hi,

I like this idea very much>

More less at the time you post it I also send it to NI as Product Suggestion, but so far no feedback.

Regards

Marek

[BalazsNagy]

Kudos for the Idea!!

[_carl]

Just came here to suggest the same idea -- could be extremely useful!