TestStand API/LabWindows CVI Get Step Names/Descriptions

[Curt_C]

Hi,

I'm trying get each of the step names and descriptions in a sequence file from a cvi dll.

//this works 
tsErrChk(TS_PropertyGetPropertyObject (sequence, &errorInfo,"RunState.Sequence.Setup", 0, &setupSequence));
	tsErrChk(TS_PropertyGetProperty (setupSequence, &errorInfo, TS_PropertyName, CAVT_CSTRING, &setupName));

//this gives me an error
tsErrChk (TS_PropertyGetValString(sequence, &errorInfo, 
                                       "RunState.Sequence.GetStep(1,0).Name", 
                                       0, &setupName));
	
	tsErrChk (TS_PropertyGetValString(sequence, &errorInfo, 
                                       "RunState.Sequence.GetStep(1,0).GetDescriptionEx()", 
                                       0, &setupDescription));

I get this error at runitme

Unknown variable or property name 'GetStep(1,0)'.
Error accessing item 'RunState.Sequence.GetStep(1,0).Name'.

-17306; Unknown variable or property name.

Are the individual step names available in the API using the 'GetStep(x,x).Name' and GetDesc() functions?

Thanks

Curt

[pulidotech]

Sequence.GetStep(1,0) is getting the second step in the Setup for the sequence you're trying to get names of.  My guess is that the step doesn't exist or something is wrong with the step.

In general, it looks like your code should work.  My code looks roughly like:

SequenceFile.GetSequenceByName("MainSequence").GetStep(x,StepGroup).Name

and this is in a for loop with the result of Sequence.GetNumSteps(StepGroup)

Here's a picture of my LabVIEW code, which I assume you could use as a guide in CVI.

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