Change Parameters.ReportOptions by expression

[Niek]

I'm testing five UUTs with the batchmodel.

Now I want to save the UUT reports to "c:\\test\\<UUT>_<UUTStatus>_<Unique>".

Therefor I've added the expression to the sequence "ReportOptions":

Parameters.ReportOptions.DisableReportGeneration = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.IncludeStepResults = True,
Parameters.ReportOptions.AppendToFileIfItExists = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.Format = "html",
Parameters.ReportOptions.BodyGenerator = "Sequence",
Parameters.ReportOptions.BaseName = "",
Parameters.ReportOptions.DirectoryType = "SpecifyByExpression",
Parameters.ReportOptions.ReportFilePath = "c:\\test\\<UUT>_<UUTStatus>_<Unique>",
Parameters.ReportOptions.GeneratePath = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.IncludeTimes = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.DateAndTimeFormat = "DateFirst",
Parameters.ReportOptions.NewBatchFileNameForEachBatch = False

Now I get the following error:

Details:

An error occurred calling 'Save' in 'Report' of 'NI TestStand 2010 API'
Value invalid or out of range.. Error writing to file 'c:\test\<UUT>_<UUTStatus>_<Unique>.html'.

Error Code:

-17300; Value invalid or out of range.

Location:

Step 'Write Batch Report' of sequence 'Test UUTs' in 'BatchModel.seq'

What am I doing wrong? I've searched and tried a several thinks, but I can't find what goes wrong.

[RayFarmer]

The Parameter.ReportOptions you should be using is

BatchFileBatchModelExpression

ReportFileBatchModelExpression

not ReportFilePath

with

DirectoryType = "SpecifyByExpression"

[Niek]

Thank you for your answer, but I still got a problem. I've changed the expression to:

Parameters.ReportOptions.DisableReportGeneration = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.IncludeStepResults = True,
Parameters.ReportOptions.AppendToFileIfItExists = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.Format = "html",
Parameters.ReportOptions.BodyGenerator = "Sequence",
Parameters.ReportOptions.BaseName = "",
Parameters.ReportOptions.DirectoryType = "SpecifyByExpression",
Parameters.ReportOptions.GeneratePath = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.IncludeTimes = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.DateAndTimeFormat = "DateFirst",
Parameters.ReportOptions.NewBatchFileNameForEachBatch = False,
Parameters.ReportOptions.BatchFileBatchModelExpression = "",
Parameters.ReportOptions.ReportFileBatchModelExpression = "c:\\test\\<UUT>_<UUTStatus>_<Unique>"

And now I get the following error:

Details:

Parameter 'newValue': Error in argument 2, 'Find(Parameters.ReportFilePath, "\\", 0, True, True)', in call to the expression function 'Left'.
The parameter which evaluated to -1 cannot be negative.

Error code:

-17300; Value invalid or out of range.

Location:

Step 'Set Temp File Directory Path' of sequence 'Setup Report Display Settings' in 'ModelSupport.seq'

Parameters.ReportFilePath contains ".html", so I think it is using the incorrect parameter for the ReportFilePath.

How can I force to use "ReportFileBatchModelExpression" in stead of "ReportFilePath"? I thougth this would be done by:

DirectoryType = "SpecifyByExpression", but this isn't working, do I have another incorrect setting?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

you need to set

Parameters.ReportOptions.GeneratePath = True

[Niek]

Hello Ray,

I've tried it, but now it has a problem with the colon in the path. Which is very strange, because you can't have a path without a colon in it.

Is there a document which describes the options of "Parameters.ReportOptions.*" ? And/or is there an example of the thing which I am trying?

Or is it possible to convert the settings in "Configure -> Report Options..." to an expression?

Best regards,

Niek

[RayFarmer]

I dont see your problem.

I used your settings as you posted with the adjustment for Parameters.ReportOptions.GeneratePath and it works fine.

[Niek]

I've tried a lot, but I still cann't get it running. I've attached a very simple test project. Maybe you can try to run it?

I use the batch model.

Thanks in advance,

Niek

[RayFarmer]

I have opened your sequence file and I dont see any ReportOptions sequence. In fact there is nothing other than the MainSequence which contains no steps.

[Niek]

The Workspace contains a sequence file named "test_logging.seq", which contains the "ReportOptions" sequence.

This sequence contains a step named "Force Repoert Generation". See the attached screenshot.

It is correct that the MainSequence contains no steps, because I only want to test the generation of the report.

Best regards,

Niek

[RayFarmer]

shouldn't you be using Expressions in your path string

Parameters.ReportOptions.ReportFileBatchModelExpression = "c:\\test\\<UUT>_<UUTStatus>_<Unique>"