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What is New for the TestStand 4.0 API?

Primary Software: TestStand
Primary Software Version: 1.0
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A

Problem:
What is new for the TestStand 4.0 API?

Solution:

TestStand 4.0 includes new classes, enumerations, constants, enumeration and constant values, properties, methods, and events. TestStand 4.0 also includes obsolete properties, methods, and events.

Classes

The following list includes the new classes:

ActiveXCoClass
ActiveXCoClasses
ActiveXInterface
ActiveXInterfaces
ActiveXMember
ActiveXMembers
ActiveXServer
ActiveXServers
CodeTemplate
CodeTemplates
DllFunction
DllFunctions
EvaluationTypes
FileInformation
InputStream
Location
Locations
OutputMessage
OutputMessages
UndoItem
UndoItemCreator
UndoItems
UndoStack
UnmappedArgumentValue
UnmappedArgumentValues

Enumerations

The following list includes the new enumerations:

AcquireLicenseOptions
ApplicationLicenses
ApplicationSites
CodeTemplateTypes
CommonCVerifyPrototypeResults
CopyLocationsOptions
CreateUndoItemOptions
DllCodeCreationTargets
EditKinds
FileWritingFormats
LoadPrototypeOptions
LocationKinds
OutputMessageSeverityTypes
PerformActionOptions
PropertyObjectElements
SwitchExecLifetimes
SwitchExecMulticonnectModes
SwitchExecOperationOrders
SwitchExecOperations

Constants

The following list includes the new constants:

ExpressVIMenuItemProperties
GetTemplatesFileOptions
NewThreadOptions
OpenWorkspaceFileOptions
ParseLookupStringOptions
PropertyValueTypeFlags
SerializationOptions
WorkspaceBrowserDialogOptions

Enumeration and Constant Values

The following table lists the new enumeration and constant values that have been added in TestStand 4.0 to existing enumerations and constants.

Enumeration/Constant	New Values
ArrayBoundsDialogOptions	ArrayBounds_ReturnOkCancel
DebugOptions	DebugOption_SendOutputMessagesToDebugger
EvaluationOptions	EvalOption_CreateNonExistentVariables
ExecutionTypeMask	ExecTypeMask_AutoWaitAtEndOfSequence ExecTypeMask_UseSTA
FindFileSearchListOptions	FindFile_AddDirToSrchList_Ask_IgnorePrivileges FindFile_AddDirToSrchList_Yes_IgnorePrivileges
InternalOptions	InternalOption_DisableFloatingWindowsForModalDialogs
LicenseTypes	LicenseType_CustomEditorDeployment
MenuItemProperties	Menu_HasEditPanelProp
OpenFileDialogOptions	OpenFile_IgnoreInitialPathExtension OpenFile_InitialSetBrowseIntoLLB OpenFile_UseSequenceFileFilters
PropertyObjectFileTypes	FileType_TemplatesFile
TokenCode	TokenCode_OctalInteger
UIMessageCodes	UIMsg_GotoLocation UIMsg_OutputMessages UIMsg_PushUndoItem
UserPrivileges	Priv_EditTemplates
WriteFileFormat	WriteFileFormat_TestStand4

Properties, Methods, and Events

The following table lists the new properties, methods, and events that have been added in TestStand 4.0 to existing classes.

Class	Property	Method
ActiveXAdapter	Servers (Read Only)	—
ActiveXModule	—	ReloadServer
ActiveXParameter	DefaultValue (Read Only) EnumTypeName (Read Only) IsOptional ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only)	GetEnumValues
CommonCAdapter	—	GetDllFunctions GetStructNames
CommonCModule	CodeTemplateName FunctionCall (Read Only)	AcceptFunctionCall LoadPrototypeFromCodeTemplate VerifyPrototype
CommonCParameter	DisplayValueExpr (Read Only) EnumTypeName (Read Only) PassArrayElementBy StringBufferSizeExpr UnknownInfo ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only)	GetArrayDimensionSizeExpr GetDescription GetEnumValues SetArrayDimensionSizeExpr
DllModule	CodeCreationTarget	—
DllParameter	ImaginaryPartValueExpr	—
DotNetModule	ClassHelpString (Read Only) ConstructorPrototype (Read Only) CreateMethodName IsConstructorPrototypeIncompatible (Read Only) IsStruct MemberHelpString (Read Only) MemberName MemberType NameOfMethodToCreate Parameters (Read Only) ProjectFilePath RemoteHost SolutionFilePath SourceFilePath SpecifyHostByExpression UnmappedConstructorArgumentValues (Read Only) UseStepLoadOptions	ClearUnmappedConstructorArgumentValues DisplayCreateCustomDataTypeDialog GetConstructorMetadataToken GetMetadataToken LoadConstructorPrototypeFromMetadataToken LoadPrototypeFromMetadataToken
DotNetParameter	HelpString (Read Only) ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only)	DeleteArrayElement DisplayCreateCustomDataTypeDialog GetEnumValues InsertArrayElement
Engine	ApplicationLicense (Read Only) OutputMessagesEnabled UndoLimit	AcquireLicense DisplayConfigureTypePalettesDialog DisplayEditNumericFormatDialogEx DisplayPreconditionBuilderDialog GetFileInformation GetOutputMessages GetTemplatesFile NewEvaluationTypes NewLocations NewOutputMessage NewOutputMessages NewUndoItemCreator NewUndoStack ParseLookupString ReleaseLicense
Execution	—	NewThread
Expression	—	GetConstantValue ValidateEvaluationType
InteractiveContext	InteractiveArgs (Read Only)	—
LabVIEWAdapter	CurrentLabVIEWServerVersion (Read Only) IsCurrentLabVIEWServerAnEditor (Read Only)	FileExistsInLLB GetExpressVIMenuStructure GetVIVersion Initialize IsExpressVI
LabVIEWModule	HelpContext (Read Only) HelpFilePath (Read Only) HelpPicture (Read Only) HelpPictureRects (Read Only)	ConvertExpressVIToStandardVI LoadVIInfo
LabVIEWParameter	ComplexImaginaryPartElement (Read Only) ComplexRealPartElement (Read Only) ParameterCaption (Read Only) PartiallySpecified (Read Only) TypeDisplayString (Read Only) ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only)	CreateDefaultArrayElements DeleteArrayElement DeleteArrayElements DisplayCreateCustomDataTypeDialog ExprClusterTypeMismatch GetEnumValues InsertArrayElement UpdateClusterMapping
LabVIEWParameterElement	ComplexImaginaryPartElement (Read Only) ComplexRealPartElement (Read Only) DefaultValue (Read Only) Direction (Read Only) ElementCaption (Read Only) IndexString (Read Only) PartiallySpecified (Read Only) TypeDisplayString (Read Only) UseDefaultValue ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only) WireRequirement (Read Only)	CreateDefaultArrayElements DeleteArrayElement DeleteArrayElements DisplayCreateCustomDataTypeDialog ExprClusterTypeMismatch GetEnumValues InsertArrayElement UpdateClusterMapping
Module	IsPrototypeIncompatible (Read Only) UnmappedArgumentValues (Read Only)	ClearUnmappedArgumentValues LoadPrototype
PropertyObject	—	DeleteNthSubProperty GetNthSubProperty
PropertyObjectFile	FileWritingFormat	—
SearchDirectories	—	Reload
Sequence	Id (Read Only) SequenceIndex (Read Only)	—
SequenceAdapter	—	GetSequenceFile
SequenceCallModule	InitiallySuspended	LoadPrototypeFromSequence
SequenceCallParameter	Name (Read Only) PassByReference (Read Only) Type (Read Only) TypeDisplayString ValidEvaluationTypes (Read Only)	—
SequenceContext	—	GetMultipleValues NewExecution SetMultipleValues
StationOptions	DefaultFileWritingFormat	—
Step	SwitchExecConnectionLifetime SwitchExecEnabled SwitchExecMulticonnectMode SwitchExecOperation SwitchExecOperationOrder SwitchExecRoutesToConnect SwitchExecRoutesToDisconnect SwitchExecVirtualDevice SwitchExecWaitForDebounce	GetStepSettingsString
StepType	CodeTemplates (Read Only) SwitchExecConnectionLifetime SwitchExecEnabled SwitchExecMulticonnectMode SwitchExecOperation SwitchExecOperationOrder SwitchExecRoutesToConnect SwitchExecRoutesToDisconnect SwitchExecVirtualDevice SwitchExecWaitForDebounce	—

Obsolete Properties, Methods, and Events

The following table lists the properties, methods, and events that have been obsoleted in TestStand 4.0.

Property

Method

CommonCParameter.StringBufferSize

DotNetModule.ConstructorIndex

DotNetModule.MemberIndex

ActiveXModule.LoadMemberInfo

CommonCModule.LoadPrototype

CommonCParameter.GetArrayDimensionSize

CommonCParameter.SetArrayDimensionSize

DotNetModule.LoadConstructorInfo

DotNetModule.LoadMemberInfo

Engine.DisplayEditNumericFormatDialog

LabVIEWModule.LoadPrototype

SequenceCallModule.LoadParameters

SequenceCallModule.LoadParametersFromSequence

SequenceCallParameter.AsPropertyObject

Step.GetExecutionFlowString

Report Date: 08/30/2007
Last Updated: 09/04/2007
Document ID: 4CTIJKXU

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