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This document contains the TestStand known issues that were discovered before and since the release of TestStand 2012 & 2012 SP1. Not every issue known to NI will appear on this list; it is intended to only show the severe and more common issues that can be encountered.
The Known Issues Document is divided into two separate tables appearing in two separate Developer Zone documents. The following document displays the issues by issue category.
Known Issues by Date
For those who wish to locate the newly reported issues, we have also published another version of the known issues table sorted only by date the issue was added to the document.
Feel free to contact NI regarding this document or issues in the document. If you are contacting NI in regards to a specific issue, be sure to reference the ID number given in the document to the NI representative. The ID number contains the current issue ID number as well as the legacy ID number (use the current ID number when contacting National Instruments). You can contact us through any of the normal support channels including phone, email, or the discussion forums. Also consider contacting us if you find a workaround for an issue that is not listed in the document so that we can add the workaround to the document.
The following items are known issues in TestStand 2012 & 2012 SP1 sorted by Category.
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| 139737 Return | Cannot create or edit code of a struct using the .NET Adapter You can use the .NET Adapter to call methods and properties of structs and classes. However, although you can use the .NET Adapter to create or edit code for a class, attempting to complete these operations for a struct results in an error. Workaround: N/A
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| 354252 Return | An error can occur when you simultaneously modify the invocations of multiple .NET code modules If you select two or more .NET steps that use the same assembly and class and you then modify the calls within the .NET Invocation control on the .NET Module tab, an error similar to the following error can occur: Array offset 2 is out of range; range is 0..1 Error Code: -17324, Array index out of bounds This error is more likely to occur if the invocations of the two selected steps specify a different number of calls. Workaround: Modify the invocations of .NET steps individually.
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| 356096 Return | An unhandled .NET error can occur when you use the /quit command-line flag to close TestStand An unhandled .NET error can occur when TestStand exits and the following conditions are true:
Workaround: You can safely ignore this error. To prevent the error from displaying, disable just-in-time debugging in Visual Studio.
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| 356700 Return | Closing Microsoft Visual Studio after you debug .NET code from TestStand prevents the Visual Studio process from exiting After you use Visual Studio to debug .NET code modules in TestStand, closing Visual Studio ends the TestStand process but does not end the VSdebugController process used to debug .NET code. If you launch TestStand again and attempt to debug .NET steps, you might receive the Error Code: -17502; System Level Exception error. This issue no longer occurs with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. Workaround: If you encounter this error, use the Windows Task Manager facility to terminate the VSdebugController process before you run the sequence. To prevent the error, ensure that you close TestStand instead of Visual Studio to correctly end the Visual Studio and the VSdebugController processes.
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| 202206 Return | Error -17500 occurs when you execute .NET code modules that deserialize types Workaround: N/A
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| 402888 Return | When you access a .NET property in a child class that overrides set or get, only the override is available If you use a .NET Adapter step to access a property that overrides the set or get definition of the property in a base class, only the overridden method is available. For example, if you are overriding the set method of a virtual int defined in a parent class, the get method will not be available in TestStand if the child class is specified. Workaround: Specify the parent class instead of the child class in the Root Class control on the .NET Module tab to access the object. The .NET Adapter still uses the override in this case.
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| 406396 Return | Additional Results setting is not respected for elements of arrays within a .NET adapter step If you enable the option in the Log column of the Parameters Table for one or more individual elements of an array, the Log option for the array itself does not update accordingly. As a result, the array elements do not appear in the Additional Results panel and TestStand does not log them. Workaround: Enable the option in the Log column for the array itself instead of the individual elements.
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| 44060 4GQ7M6JO Return | Cannot specify an underlying data type when passing a variant parameter using the ActiveX/COM Adapter or API in expressions TestStand can call methods of an ActiveX Automation server with variant input parameters. However, some methods can fail if the underlying data type is not correct. The ActiveX/COM Adapter and API in expressions do not support specifying the underlying data type of variant parameters. When you use the ActiveX/COM Adapter to call a COM server method and pass a TestStand numeric value to an optional variant parameter, TestStand passes a variant of the VT_R8 data type to the COM server method. If the method expects a VT_I4 data type and the COM server does not handle the case of a different variant data type being passed in, you receive an error. Workaround: Create a wrapper VI or DLL that converts the variant data type appropriately and call the COM server method directly.
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| 157130 Return | Verify Prototype option for the LabWindows/CVI and C/C++ DLL Adapters incorrectly includes the expression value in an array parameter prototype You can use the Verify Prototype option on the LabWindows/CVI and C/C++ DLL Module tabs to modify the prototype of a LabWindows/CVI or C/C++ function to match the parameter list you have specified. However, when creating an array parameter, the Verify Prototype option includes the size of the array, which is not necessary for a C/C++ parameter definition. This can lead to compile errors if you specify a non-constant array parameter size, such as using the GetNumElements() function. Workaround: Delete the incorrectly added text in the generated prototype.
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| 255602 Return | C/C++ DLL Adapter Create and Edit Code features return errors for functions that specify an array parameter The C/C++ DLL Adapter Create and Edit Code features return errors for functions that specify an array parameter. In the Create Code case, Visual Studio correctly launches and creates the new function, but TestStand is unable to find the function and returns an error. In the Edit Code case, TestStand returns an error. Workaround: You can ignore the error. In the Edit Code case, navigate to the function manually.
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| 297248 Return | The Log option in the Parameters Table for complex number parameters in C/C++ DLL steps can behave erratically If you configure a C/C++ DLL step and you add a CNiComplex or CNiComplexVector parameter, configuring the Log option in the Parameters Table for the real and imaginary components causes the logging behavior for the container or the components to change in an unexpected way. TestStand does not support logging only the real or imaginary portion of a complex number, and logging should be non-editable for the components. Workaround: Only enable the Log option for the complex number container and not the real or imaginary components.
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| 359126 Return | Memory usage can increase when you use the SQL Server Stored Proc schema with the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server Memory usage can increase when using the SQL Server Stored Proc schema and the database connection string uses the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. The memory usage appears to oscillate but shows growth over time. Workaround: Use the Microsoft SQL Native Client database provider to avoid this issue.
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| 357315 Return | An error can occur when you log binary data to an Oracle database You might encounter the following error when you log binary data to an Oracle database: An error occurred calling 'LogResults' in 'ITSDBLog' of 'zNI TestStand Database Logging' An error occurred while setting a column value. Description: ORA-22990: LOB locators cannot span transactions Number: -2147467259 NativeError: 22990 The error appears when all of the following conditions are true:
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| 375181 Return | TestStand reports multiple differences when validating the default database schemas If you select one of the default schemas on the Schemas tab of the Database Options dialog box and click the Validate button, TestStand reports multiple differences. These differences are incorrect and you can safely ignore them. Workaround: N/A
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| 390817 Return | Filtering results fails for certain steps when using on-the-fly database logging If you specify a result filtering expression that includes only Passed and Done results, Wait and Sequence Call steps with a Failed result are not filtered. This behavior occurs only when using on-the-fly database logging. Workaround: N/A
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| 299368 Return | The TestStand File/Diff Merge application does not support diffing station global variables The TestStand File/Diff Merge application does not support diffing station global variables and instead returns a Value invalid or out of range error. Workaround: Save the station global variables file in XML or INI format and use a text-based tool to diff the files.
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| 408196 Return | TestStand does not report an error in some cases when importing an unsupported IVI configuration If you attempt to import an IVI configuration that requires the NI-DAQmx or NI Switch Executive drivers, TestStand does not return an error even though the import will not succeed. TestStand does return an error when other required drivers are missing. Workaround: N/A
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| 164423 Return | Uninstalling TestStand 2.0 from a computer with TestStand 4.x installed removes NI Session Manager files. When you uninstall TestStand 2.0 from a computer on which you also installed TestStand 4.x, the TestStand 2.0 uninstaller might incorrectly remove the NI Session Manager 4.x files. Workaround: Navigate to Add/Remove Programs on the Windows Control Panel and use the National Instruments Software maintenance utility to repair the NI Session Manager and restore the files.
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| 164424 Return | Installing IVI components from TestStand 2.0 after installing IVI components from TestStand 4.0 causes errors Do not install the Interchangeable Virtual Instrument (IVI) components from the TestStand 2.0 CD after you install the IVI Compliance Package (ICP) from the NI Device Driver CD or DVD included with TestStand 4.x. If you installed ICP 2.2 or later from the NI Device Driver CD or DVD before you installed TestStand 2.0, do not install the IVI components from the TestStand 2.0 CD. Disable the Basic IVI Class Drivers feature within the IVI Engine and Drivers feature when you install TestStand 2.0. Workaround: If you installed the TestStand 2.0 IVI components after you installed ICP 2.2 or later from the NI Device Driver CD or DVD, navigate to Add/Remove Programs on the Windows Control Panel and use the National Instruments Software maintenance utility to repair the ICP product and correct this incompatibility.
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| 172792 Return | Uninstalling a TestStand deployment leaves the TestStand Engine and other additional components on the system When you run a TestStand Deployment Utility installer that includes the TestStand Engine and other additional components, the installer adds two items to the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. The first item is the name of the TestStand system you defined when you configured the TestStand Deployment Utility. The second item is "National Instruments Software", which provides the functionality to modify, repair, or remove any installed National Instruments software, such as the TestStand Engine or other additional components that the TestStand Deployment Utility installer includes. Uninstalling the first item has no effect on the second item, thus leaving the TestStand Engine and other additional components installed on the computer. Workaround: After you uninstall the TestStand system using the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, select the "National Instruments Software" item and manually uninstall the TestStand Engine and additional components.
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| 360674 Return | Measurement & Automation Explorer can display incorrect installed versions after uninstalling TestStand 2012 If you have both TestStand 2010 (not TestStand 2010 SP1) or earlier and TestStand 2012 installed, and then you uninstall TestStand 2012, the software section of Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) incorrectly indicates that TestStand 2012 is installed and TestStand 2010 or earlier is not installed. Workaround: You can safely ignore this issue, or you can fix the behavior by running a repair installation of TestStand 2010 or earlier.
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| 361582 Return | TestStand Version Selector incorrectly displays TestStand 2012 as an available version to activate after you uninstall TestStand 2012 The TestStand Version Selector incorrectly allows you to select TestStand 2012 in the Installed TestStand Versions combo box after you uninstall TestStand 2012. Workaround: You can fix this behavior by running a repair installation of an earlier version of TestStand that is also installed.
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| 100053 Return | Enumerations with the same name as a constant show as an error The Edit VI Call dialog box highlights expressions as an error for variables that have the same name as an enumeration value. Workaround: Ignore error.
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| 101510 Return | LabVIEW user interface reports object leaks on shutdown when using ActiveX Variants in ActiveX callbacks A LabVIEW user interface reports object leaks on shutdown when you pass a TestStand object as the ActiveXData parameter of a UIMessage in the UIMessage callback VI. LabVIEW does not release the object reference until you unload the LabVIEW callback VI. Workaround: Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article, located at http://www.ni.com/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?dest=infcoprod&src=help&openagent&code=rdlug3, for more information about using a dynamically called VI to ensure that LabVIEW releases the object.
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| 125375 Return | LabVIEW user interface freezes when you move splitter bars A LabVIEW user interface front panel might hang within LabVIEW if you move a splitter bar while an execution is tracing. LabVIEW 2009 fixes this behavior. Workaround: N/A
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| 125576 Return | ExpressionEdit controls on LabVIEW front panels do not release keyboard focus ExpressionEdit controls on LabVIEW front panels do not release keyboard focus when you select another LabVIEW control in the LabVIEW development environment. ExpressionEdit controls behave properly in an application built with LabVIEW. LabVIEW 8.6.1 fixes this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 164429 Return | LabVIEW User Interface executables that do not use TestStand UI Controls might hang when launched LabVIEW User Interface executables that do not use the TestStand User Interface (UI) Controls might hang when launched. The hang occurs when TestStand loads the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine and both LabVIEW and the run-time engine access computer resources simultaneously. Workaround: You can prevent the hang by using a Call Library Function VI to invoke a function in the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine to force LabVIEW to synchronously load the run-time engine into memory before creating the TestStand Engine.
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| 164430 Return | Calling a LabVIEW-built DLL from the user interface thread that create the TestStand engine might cause the application to hang LabVIEW applications, such as a TestStand LabVIEW User Interface, might hang when you call a function in a LabVIEW-built DLL from the user interface thread. For example, a TestStand LabVIEW User Interface can hang when you create the TestStand Engine and the engine loads a Sequence File Translator DLL built with LabVIEW. Workaround: Create the TestStand Engine in a non-user interface thread, such as Other 2, to work around this issue.
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| 48357 3RFG3UM0 Return | Cannot browse to a VI if the VI filename includes multibyte characters The LabVIEW Adapter cannot browse to a VI in a LabVIEW library if the VI filename includes multibyte characters. Workaround: N/A
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| 49481 3Z4EURMF Return | LabVIEW user interface beeps when using menu accelerator keys A LabVIEW user interface beeps when you press <Alt-F> or other menu accelerator keys. Workaround: N/A
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| 49503 3ZCDRG77 Return | Cannot use LabVIEW RTE to load a VI without saving the library You cannot use the LabVIEW RTE to load a VI when you add the VI to the LabVIEW library without saving the library. Workaround: You must save the library first.
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| 49856 41AHCIMF Return | TestStand UI Controls do not process some key strokes in LabVIEW user interfaces LabVIEW does not call PreTranslateAccelerator for ActiveX controls, which prevents TestStand UI Controls in LabVIEW user interfaces from processing some key strokes, such as pressing <Tab> to autocomplete expressions or navigate within controls, pressing <Ctrl-Shift> to perform an operation, or pressing <Shift-Arrow> to select multiple items. Workaround: N/A
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| 50897 46PA3DMF Return | Help Topic menu item is disabled If a TestStand UI Control loses focus, the Help»Help Topic menu item is disabled in the TestStand LabVIEW User Interface. Workaround: If the Help»Help Topic menu item is disabled, click a TestStand UI Control to re-enable the menu item.
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| 51491 480JGC00 Return | LabVIEW user interface appears hung when Property Leak Report dialog box displays behind application The Debug Warnings dialog box is not modal and launches behind the LabVIEW Simple User Interface front panel when you exit the application and the process does not correctly release TestStand objects. Workaround: N/A
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| 51752 491GSRM0 Return | VI breakpoint does not bring the VI window to front When you run a VI from TestStand and the VI contains a breakpoint, TestStand does not bring the VI window to the front when the VI reaches the breakpoint. Workaround: N/A
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| 158407 Return | LabVIEW VI Server Exported VIs Setting Might Be Modified By Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit (DETT) 1.0 When the LabVIEW VI Server:Exported VIs list is the default of * (all VIs), the LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit (DETT) 1.0 installer creates an entry in the LabVIEW.ini file for the LabVIEW VI Server:Exported VIs list with only HighlightObject By Context-VI-UID.vi exported. This affects other programs such as NI TestStand, LabVIEW SignalExpress, NI Requirements Gateway (see complete list below) etc., which require certain VIs to be exported to work correctly with LabVIEW. The bug exists if you have installed DETT 1.0 through any one of the following distributions: 1) LabVIEW 8.6.1 Platform DVD 2) NI Developer Suite Q1 2009 DVD 3) LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit 1.0 CD Workaround: N/A
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| 136507 Return | You cannot toggle the Show VI Front Panel When Called option when the Run VI on Remote Computer option is enabled When you enable the Run VI on Remote Computer option in the LabVIEW Advanced Settings window in the sequence editor or in the Advanced Settings dialog box in a user interface for a LabVIEW step, you cannot enable or disable the Show VI Front Panel When Called option on the LabVIEW Module tab in the sequence editor or in the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box in a user interface, even though the Show VI Front Panel When Called option retains the value that was set previously. However, regardless of the display, the front panel of a VI never displays on the remote computer. Workaround: You can ignore the setting of the Show VI Front Panel When Called option because the front panel never displays on the remote computer.
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| 148697 Return | LabVIEW user interface might hang when using LabVIEW events A LabVIEW user interface that registers ActiveX callbacks and uses an Event structure might hang when the user interacts with a LabVIEW control or indicator. The hang is rare, but when it occurs, TestStand User Interface Controls remain responsive, but all LabVIEW user interface elements appear frozen. LabVIEW 2009 fixes this behavior. Workaround: Activate another application and reactive the LabVIEW user interface.
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| 153518 Return | Configuring the Formula Express VI in a TestStand step results in error tones Selecting the Formula Express VI for a step, launching its configuration dialog box, or selecting a step that specifies the Formula Express VI as its code module cause a series of system error tones. Workaround: The tones are harmless and you can ignore them.
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| 153853 Return | Create VI button on the LabVIEW Module tab or the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box does not create a VI in an LLB When specifying a LabVIEW code module, you can create a VI by clicking the Create VI button on the LabVIEW Module tab or the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box. However, you cannot create a VI directly in an LLB, and attempting to do so returns the error '"newfilename" File not found in LLB, Please verify the correct file name was given.' Workaround: Create the VI outside of the LLB, resave the VI in the LLB using LabVIEW, and update the path to the VI in TestStand.
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| 158938 Return | Cannot pass struct containing an array of structs into a DLL built with LabVIEW You can call a DLL built with LabVIEW using the C/C++ DLL Adapter in TestStand. However, for parameters that are structs containing an array of structs, TestStand does not allocate the memory properly, resulting in a TestStand Error: -17502 System Level Exception error. Workaround: You can pass arrays of numbers, arrays of strings, or individual clusters as parameters to a DLL built with LabVIEW.
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| 160210 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility might appear to hang when building if the LabVIEW Build Specifications dialog box is open As part of the build process, the TestStand Deployment Utility uses the LabVIEW application builder to create a source distribution of all VIs included in the distribution. If any build specification dialog box is open in the LabVIEW development environment, the Deployment Utility might appear to hang while the Build Status is "Processing VIs..." Workaround: Close the open build specification dialog box to allow the TestStand Deployment Utility to continue the build process.
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| 161523 Return | Arrays passed from LabVIEW to TestStand are transposed When a VI connector pane passes an array from LabVIEW to TestStand, the array is transposed. For example, a 2D array of four columns and five rows from a LabVIEW VI appears as an array of five rows and four columns when stored in a TestStand PropertyObject. Workaround: Pass the array back to LabVIEW, and the opposite transformation occurs to restore the original position of the elements.
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| 179186 Return | Configuring a MessagePopup step as a Modal or Floating popup hangs subsequent LabVIEW steps for which you enabled the Show VI Front Panel When Called option If you enable the Make Modal or Make Floating option in the Dialog Options section of the Message Popup Layout edit tab and call LabVIEW code modules after you call the Message Popup step, the LabVIEW code modules hang if you enabled the Show VI Front Panel When Called option on the LabVIEW Module tab in the TestStand Sequence Editor or in the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box in a TestStand User Interface for the LabVIEW steps. LabVIEW 2009 SP1 fixes this issue. Workaround: Do not enable the Make Modal or Make Floating options of the MessagePopup Layout edit tab or create your own code module in LabVIEW to display the message you want. LabVIEW 2009 SP1 fixes this issue.
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| 184366 Return | Clicking the Create Custom Data Type button on the LabVIEW Module tab for a cluster that contains unknown types results in an error When you click the Create Custom Data Type button on the LabVIEW Module tab to create a custom data type for a cluster that contains unknown types, such as 64-bit integers, TestStand returns the following error: "Bad object type passed Error Code: -17001, Program Error." Workaround: N/A
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| 188059 Return | The LabVIEWModule.ExpressVIName property does not update to match the Express VI title when a different configuration changes the title When you browse to and select an Express VI to load, TestStand launches the Express VI configuration dialog box. Some Express VIs modify the title of the VI based on the current configuration settings. TestStand does not update the LabVIEWModule.ExpressVIName property to match the modified Express VI title once you configure the Express VI. Workaround: N/A
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| 188119 Return | TestStand is a 32-bit application and has limited support for LabVIEW 64-bit Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article 50O9851O, Does TestStand support calling VIs using LabVIEW 64-Bit? on the National Instruments Web site for information about LabVIEW 64-bit support in TestStand. Workaround: N/A
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| 190260 Return | Calling and unloading an assembly more than once crashes TestStand if the assembly is built with LabVIEW 2009 When TestStand calls and unloads an assembly a second time and the assembly is built with LabVIEW 2009, TestStand crashes because the reference count is not properly incremented. LabVIEW 2009 SP1 fixes this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 191741 Return | Clicking a LabVIEW step when TestStand is configured to use the LabVIEW 7.1.1 Run-Time Engine results in a Fatal Error: "LABVIEW.LIB could not locate "FResDir"" This error occurs when the LabVIEW 2009 Run-Time Engine (RTE) is loaded into memory after the LabVIEW 7.1.1 RTE has already been loaded into memory. When you configure the LabVIEW Adapter to use the LabVIEW 7.1.1 RTE, TestStand loads the LabVIEW 7.1.1 RTE into memory. Selecting a LabVIEW step causes TestStand to attempt to load the LabVIEW 2009 RTE into memory to use it to perform a checksum of the VI connector pane, which results in a Fatal Error: "LABVIEW.LIB could not locate "FResDir" ". LabVIEW 2009 SP1 fixes this issue. Workaround: Configure the LabVIEW Adapter to use the LabVIEW development environment instead of the LabVIEW 7.1.1 RTE. LabVIEW 2009 SP1 fixes this issue.
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| 203643 Return | Using TestStand to open a VI in a newer version of LabVIEW might leak a handle to the VI and prevent you from saving the VI If you use the Edit VI feature in TestStand to open a VI and the active LabVIEW version is more recent than the version of the VI, LabVIEW might leak an extra handle to the VI and prevent you from saving the VI. LabVIEW 2010 fixes this issue. Workaround: If you mass compile the VI to the active LabVIEW version, you can open the VI from TestStand and save it. If you already opened the VI from TestStand and made significant modifications, you can leave the VI open and close TestStand. Once TestStand closes, you can save the VI. LabVIEW 2010 fixes this issue.
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| 250131 Return | LabVIEW code module front panels might update slowly when you use TestStand Start and End Modal Dialog VIs The TestStand - Start Modal Dialog VI sets the Parent Window for Dialogs LabVIEW application property to True, which might cause front panel controls to update or refresh more slowly than usual. LabVIEW 2011 fixes this issue. Workaround: If you use the TestStand Start and End Modal Dialog VIs, set the Panel.DeferPanelUpdates property in the VI to True until all controls have been updated, then set the property back to False. LabVIEW 2011 fixes this issue.
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| 253952 Return | Passing LabVIEW Class references from step to step can crash LabVIEW If you configure two steps to call VIs from the same LabVIEW project and those VIs pass LabVIEW Class references, LabVIEW crashes when you execute the second step if the Load/Unload Options of both steps are set to Load dynamically and Unload after step executes. LabVIEW 2010 fixes this issue. Workaround: Do not unload the steps until the execution completes. LabVIEW 2010 fixes this issue.
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| 245655 Return | Cannot call VIs from LabVIEW packed project libraries when the full path of the VI is longer than the maximum path length When you configure TestStand to call a VI from a LabVIEW packed project library and the full path of the VI is longer than the maximum path length, TestStand does not find the file or reports that the VI is an unexpected type. Workaround: Ensure that the full path of the VI you call is shorter than the maximum path length.
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| 254553 Return | TestStand might become unresponsive while LabVIEW launches a prompt to save a VI If you attempt to create or edit a VI from TestStand while the LabVIEW Development Environment launches a prompt to save a VI, TestStand might become unresponsive. Workaround: Close the LabVIEW dialog box to make TestStand responsive again.
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| 279822 Return | TestStand appears to hang when LabVIEW search dialog box does not come to front when browsing for a VI that is missing subVIs The LabVIEW search dialog box is not modal to a TestStand User Interface, so When you browse for a VI that is missing one or more subVIs, a maximized TestStand User Interface hides the LabVIEW search dialog box, and it appears that TestStand has hung and become unresponsive. Workaround: Minimize the TestStand User Interface window or make LabVIEW active to bring the LabVIEW search dialog box or open file dialog box to the front.
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| 217346 Return | Changing the size of a two-dimensional array in a LabVIEW code module can cause TestStand to crash If you resize a two-dimensional array in a LabVIEW code module when all of the following conditions are true, TestStand might behave unexpectedly or crash when you click the Reload Prototype button.
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| 303452 Return | Logging reference parameters in a LabVIEW step can cause an error If you call a LabVIEW code module that meets all of the following conditions, TestStand returns the Type of argument expression is incompatible with parameter. Expected Number, found Object Reference. [Error Code: -17313, Could not accept the parameter passed in.] error when the step executes:
Workaround: Specify a value or disable logging for the parameters.
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| 339699 Return | TestStand cannot find VIs in a packed project library that specifies a file path that includes multibyte characters On operating systems for languages that require multibyte support, such as Chinese versions of Windows, TestStand cannot find VIs in a packed project library that specifies a file path that includes multibyte characters. Workaround: Ensure that the path for the packed project library does not contain multibyte characters.
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| 253149 Return | TestStand does not recognize changes to parameter settings in VI code modules If you change only the parameter settings within a VI code module, such as changing a parameter from recommended to required, steps that call the VI do not update to reflect the change until you reselect the step or reload the code module. Workaround: N/A
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| 295614 Return | Using a LabVIEW Project reference parameter in a LabVIEW code module can cause a run-time error If you call a LabVIEW code module that includes a reference to a project as an input or output in the VI connector pane, and you pass this parameter to or from a TestStand property in the VI Parameter Table, the following error occurs: Parameter 'Project Reference': Type of argument expression 'Locals.test' is incompatible with parameter. Specified value does not have the expected type. -17313; Could not accept the parameter passed in. This issue occurs only when you configure the LabVIEW Adapter to use the LabVIEW Development System. Workaround: Cast the project reference to a number when you pass it to TestStand.
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| 381085 Return | Update VI Calls dialog box does not update code modules a Run VI Asynchronously step calls The Update VI Calls dialog box does not update code modules a Run VI Asynchronously step calls. Workaround: Manually reload the prototypes for the code modules of Call VI Asynchronously steps.
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| 390139 Return | VIs in a LabVIEW project saved in the instr.lib directory fail to load when you configure the LabVIEW Adapter to use the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine Calling a VI code module returns a File Not Found error when all of the following conditions are true:
Workaround: Call the VI directly and do specify a project path.
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| 397556 Return | Keyboard entry is ignored when editing a code module from User Interface built in LabVIEW When you use a TestStand User Interface built in LabVIEW and you click the Edit VI button on the Module tab to edit a VI code module, you cannot use the keyboard when editing the code module. Workaround: Open and edit the VI directly in LabVIEW. Do not use the Edit VI button to open the VI.
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| 397930 Return | Enabling the Logging option for subproperties of a dynamic data type parameter causes a TestStand crash If you are calling a VI code module that has an input or output parameter that is a dynamic data type, TestStand might crash if you enable the Log option for any subproperties of the parameter. Workaround: N/A
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| 405883 Return | Configuring a Run VI Asynchronously step in a TestStand User Interface can cause a system-level error When you configure a Run VI Asynchronously step in a TestStand User Interface and you click the Edit LabVIEW Call button to launch the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box, click Cancel, and then click the Edit LabVIEW Call button a second time, TestStand returns an error that indicates that a system-level error has occurred. Workaround: If you click Cancel in the Edit LabVIEW VI Call dialog box, you must also close the Run VI Asynchronously Step Configuration dialog box before you attempt to edit the LabVIEW call again.
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| 407194 Return | LabVIEW Run-Time Engine number of threads setting is not respected When you configure the Number of Threads option for the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine (RTE) in the LabVIEW Adapter Configuration dialog box to a non-default value, TestStand ignores the value you specify and instead uses the default value. In some cases, this results in a system-level error when you specify a non-default number of threads and you attempt to execute LabVIEW steps in the LabVIEW RTE. Workaround: If you require a certain number of threads for executing a VI, change the execution system of the VI from same as caller to another option.
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| 414363 Return | TestStand User Interfaces Appear to Hang on Shutdown after Executing VI code modules in certain run-time engine versions Workaround: N/A
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| 129574 Return | Exiting an external instance of LabWindows/CVI on Windows Vista returns an error On Windows Vista, LabWindows/CVI returns an error when exiting after TestStand uses the external instance of LabWindows/CVI to execute code modules. LabWindows/CVI 9.0.1 fixes this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 129603 Return | Executing LabWindows/CVI code modules in an external instance can leak memory In some instances, TestStand leaks memory when executing LabWindows/CVI code modules in an external instance of LabWindows/CVI. Workaround: Configure the LabWindows/CVI Adapter to execute code modules in-process to prevent this issue.
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| 129627 Return | Specifying an enumeration in a LabWindows/CVI module displays an incorrect name The LabWindows/CVI Module tab in the TestStand Sequence Editor and the Edit LabWindows/CVI Module Call dialog box in a TestStand User Interface display a name the Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) generates instead of the actual enumeration name from the type library when you select a DLL built with LabWindows/CVI 8.5 or later. LabWindows/CVI 9.0.1 fixes this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 36951 49GAQ5G0 Return | Error when loading a TestStand 4.0 or later user interface when TestStand 3.5 is the active version LabWindows/CVI returns an error when you load a TestStand 4.0 or later user interface and TestStand 3.5 is the registered active version of TestStand. Workaround: N/A
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| 39257 48IACA9Q Return | Reload Prototype button remains dimmed after building a DLL When you use the LabWindows/CVI Module tab on the Step Settings pane in the TestStand Sequence Editor to create a LabWindows/CVI DLL, the Reload Prototype button on the LabWindows/CVI Module tab remains dimmed after you build the DLL in LabWindows/CVI. Workaround: On the LabWindows/CVI Module tab, click the File Browse button and select the DLL again.
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| 171168 Return | Installing LabWindows/CVI 9.0 Run-Time Engine can break TestStand 3.5 deployed components The TestStand Message Popup steps, LabVIEW, and LabWindows/CVI user interfaces use the NI ActiveX Container. The LabWindows/CVI 9.0 and 9.0.1 Run-Time Engines install a version of the NI ActiveX Container without listing its dependencies to the Microsoft 2005 C Run-Time (CRT) DLLs, specifically MSVCP80.DLL and MSVCR80.DLL. Building a deployment in TestStand 3.5 does not include the necessary Microsoft 2005 CRT DLLs, which causes the previously mentioned components to break on the target computer. This problem does not exist in TestStand 4.0 and later. TestStand 4.2.1 includes an updated version of the LabWindows/CVI 9.0.1 Run-Time Engine that fixes the issue. Workaround: Include a National Instruments component that lists the Microsoft 2005 CRT DLLs as dependencies in the TestStand 3.5 deployment.
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| 213984 Return | LabWindows/CVI Adapter does not properly recognize struct parameters when the function name begins with an uppercase letter The LabWindows/CVI Adapter interprets struct parameters as a long * when the function name begins with an uppercase letter. The adapter correctly interprets parameters when the function name begins with a lowercase letter. Workaround: Make the function name begin with a lowercase letter or correctly configure the parameter manually in the parameters table.
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| 218283 Return | Edit Code operation might navigate to the wrong location in a LabWindows/CVI source file When you use the Edit Code operation for the LabWindows/CVI Adapter, TestStand might navigate to the wrong location in the source file if you made edits to the file that modify line numbers or if you have not rebuilt the project. Workaround: Rebuild the project.
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| 317729 Return | Changes to enumeration values in LabWindows/CVI code modules are not reflected in steps that call the code modules If you call a LabWindows/CVI code module that has an enumeration as an input parameter, TestStand displays the enumeration constant names in the Parameters Table. The step data stores the value this constant represents. If you make a change to the value associated with an enumeration constant in the code module, steps that use the enumeration do not reflect this change and continue to use the previous value for the enumeration constant. Workaround: Recreate any steps that use the enumeration after you make any changes to the values of enumeration constants you have already defined.
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| 381096 Return | Additional results logging setting for parameters in LabWindows/CVI or C/C++ DLL steps update incorrectly when you change how the parameter is passed If you configure a parameter in a LabWindows/CVI or C/C++ DLL step to be passed by reference and then you enable the Log option in the Parameters Table, TestStand logs both the In and Out values of the parameter. You can configure the logging of the In and Out data independently on the Additional Results panel of the Properties tab of the Step Settings pane. If you later change the parameter settings such that it is passed by value, then execute the sequence, you will encounter an error similar to the following: Details: The following error occurred while logging additional result 'x [Out]': Array offset -1 is out of range; range is 0..0.. Error in parameter 1, 'x'. Error Code: -17324; Array index out of bounds. This error occurs because the the log setting for the "Out" value is still enabled, despite the fact that it is no longer a valid option. Workaround: To disable logging for the Out value and prevent the error, you must configure the parameter so it is passed by reference so that the Out logging option is available. After disabling the option, set the parameter back to being passed by value.
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| 384718 Return | Out-of-memory error occurs when using LabWindows/CVI-built TestStand User Interfaces on Microsoft Windows 8 Workaround: N/A
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| 109366 Return | Calling a .NET module as an OnNewStep custom substep can error TestStand returns an error when calling an OnNewStep custom substep that calls a .NET WinForm that requires an STA thread. Workaround: N/A
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| 127991 Return | Receiving UI events in a .NET class that is not created in the UI thread might cause errors Registering a .NET class to receive UI events from a TestStand UI Control, such as the Application Manager control, can cause unexpected re-entrancy issues when the .NET class is not created in the UI thread. Workaround: N/A
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| 164428 Return | Clicking a TestStand UI Control in a custom .NET user control might cause Microsoft Visual Studio to crash If you click a TestStand User Interface (UI) Control hosted in a .NET user control in the Design view of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio might crash. Visual Studio 2008 fixes this issue. Workaround: Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article ID 916495, located at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=916495, for more information about the hotfix for this Visual Studio 2005 limitation.
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| 164431 Return | Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 might crash when viewing a form in Design view after rebuilding a solution that uses TestStand UI controls Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 might crash when you rebuild a solution that uses the TestStand User Interface (UI) Controls and you try to view a Microsoft Windows Form in Design view. The Design view might not show the Windows Form, and you might receive error messages. Workaround: Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 912019, located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912019/en-us?spid=3041, for more information about this issue.
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| 41350 4D6GIVRA Return | Cannot edit Visual Basic .NET projects when a function contains an array parameter The .NET Adapter Edit Code option does not work for functions with array parameters in Visual Basic projects. Workaround: N/A
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| 48970 3WIAETIF Return | TestStand ActiveX controls can become invisible in the Visual Studio designer TestStand ActiveX controls become invisible in the Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 C# designer when you drag the controls into or out of a panel control. This issue is a known issue with Microsoft Visual Studio and ActiveX controls in general. Workaround: Close and reopen the designer to make the controls visible again. If you are using ActiveX controls in a user control, you can call the Hide and Show methods on each ActiveX control in the OnCreateControl event.
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| 51176 478CHKRA Return | Error when selecting a Button image Visual Studio 2005 generates the error message "Parameter is not valid" when you attempt to select an icon file as the image for a TestStand User Interface Button control and the icon file contains only a 16-bit color image. Workaround: Set the icon image programmatically at run time or load an icon file that contains a 256-color image.
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| 51321 47JBHTIA Return | MFC-based TestStand User Interfaces can crash when used with the Microsoft Team Foundation Server SCC provider TestStand User Interfaces based on the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) might crash when you use the Workspace Browser dialog box with the Microsoft Team Foundation Server SCC provider. Workaround: Programmatically install a different message filter. Contact NI Support for more information.
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| 52829 4CGDKAB8 Return | .NET user interfaces shut down without prompting to save The C# and Visual Basic .NET user interfaces shut down without prompting to save when Windows shuts down. Workaround: N/A
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| 98173 Return | Using Step Out within Visual Studio might cause a warning When you perform a step over or step out operation from within Visual Studio for the first execution of a .NET debug session, Visual Studio launches a warning that no source code is available for the current location. Workaround: Click the Continue button.
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| 158302 Return | Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 might hang while debugging a TestStand User Interface when loading symbols for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 When you debug an application with Microsoft Visual Studio, you can define a symbol server from which Visual Studio can download module symbols. If Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is installed, Visual Studio might hang when trying to download the debug symbols for rasapi32.dll while launching a TestStand User Interface. Workaround: Complete the following steps to work around the issue.
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| 158838 Return | Microsoft Visual Studio always uses the help for the latest version of TestStand if more than one version of TestStand is installed If you install more than one version of TestStand on a computer that also has Microsoft Visual Studio installed, Visual Studio always uses the most recent version of the TestStand help, regardless of which version of TestStand is active. Workaround: N/A
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| 250286 Return | devenv.exe process continues to run after you close Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 using the close (X) button Devenv.exe process continues to run after you close Visual Studio 2010 using the close (X) button if TestStand launched the application when you clicked the Step Into button on the Debug toolbar in the sequence editor. Workaround: Stop debugging before you close Visual Studio, select File>Exit to close Visual Studio, manually attach Visual Studio to TestStand before you perform the Step Into operation, or manually close the devenv.exe process using the Microsoft Windows Task Manager.
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| 287170 Return | You might receive Error 1 "Interop Type Cannot Be Embedded" when you reference the TestStand API in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Refer to the National Instruments support article, Error 1 "Interop Type Cannot Be Embedded" When Referencing the TestStand API in a New Visual Studio 2010 Project that Targets the .NET 4.0 Framework for more information about this issue. Workaround: Refer to the National Instruments support article, Error 1 "Interop Type Cannot Be Embedded" When Referencing the TestStand API in a New Visual Studio 2010 Project that Targets the .NET 4.0 Framework for more workarounds for this issue.
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| 303631 Return | Attempting to build a TestStand User Interface in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 might result in an error when you target the .NET Framework 2.0–3.5 Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article 5NK6NKXU, Why do I Receive an Error when Using Visual Studio 2010 to Build a TestStand User Interface?, located at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/4AED737DA540A036862578D400457F66, for more information about this issue. Workaround: Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article 5NK6NKXU, Why do I Receive an Error when Using Visual Studio 2010 to Build a TestStand User Interface?, located at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/4AED737DA540A036862578D400457F66, for information about workarounds for this issue.
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| 100723 Return | Loading a type with a reference to itself causes a crash TestStand crashes when loading a file if TestStand resolves a type conflict in such a way that the type contains an instance of itself. Workaround: N/A
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| 101285 Return | Configure operation for an IVI Dmm step might fail when using the Temperature Measurement extension The Configure operation for an IVI Dmm step fails if you enable the Temperature Measurement extension on the Extensions tab for the Configure operation of the Edit IVI Dmm Step dialog box and the instrument does not support all three temperature sub-extensions. Workaround: N/A
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| 102490 Return | Break on First Step incorrectly causes Step Into The Break on First Step debugging option in the Execute menu incorrectly performs a Step Into operation on the module that the first step in a hidden execution calls. Workaround: N/A
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| 124968 Return | Error when running two instances of the Java example step type asynchronously Running the Java example step type in two executions can generate an error if the first execution that uses the step type completes after the second execution that uses the step type. Workaround: N/A
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| 125444 Return | Saving a sequence file as TestStand 3.0 or earlier might cause type conflicts Type conflicts occur for built-in step types when you load a sequence file saved in TestStand 4.1 or later to be compatible with TestStand 3.0 or earlier and the sequence file contains built-in step types attached to but not used in the sequence file. Workaround: N/A
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| 128019 Return | Workspace File Documentation tool incorrectly specifies a modification date for VIs in LLBs The Workspace File Documentation tool incorrectly indicates a modification date of 12/31/1600 6:00:00 PM for VIs that reside in LLBs. Workaround: N/A
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| 164437 Return | Internet Explorer control TestStand uses might leak handles or crash if the control cannot find the XML style sheet The Microsoft Internet Explorer control that TestStand applications use to display XML reports might leak handles or crash when the control cannot find the style sheet you specify in the Report Options dialog box and the control attempts to display XML report files. Workaround: N/A
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| 164491 Return | ActiveX EXE servers that launch dialog boxes can cause TestStand to hang if TestStand also launches a dialog box ActiveX EXE servers that launch a dialog box and call any TestStand API function that launches a second dialog box while the first dialog box is still active must create the first dialog box in a thread initialized as single-threaded apartment for the TestStand dialog box to function correctly and to prevent TestStand from hanging. Workaround: N/A
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| 35247 46REB4YL Return | Error when checking out a project file When you check out a project file, TestStand incorrectly attempts to check out files under the project file in the workspace that are not under source code control (SCC). TestStand returns an error if you do not exclude these files from the check out operation. Workaround: N/A
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| 41115 4D59O7YL Return | HTML reports do not display correctly in Mozilla Firefox TestStand HTML reports do not show the correct fonts in Mozilla Firefox. Workaround: N/A
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| 45334 4I5A0FOS Return | Turning off BSTR cache causes IVI error When you turn off the Windows BSTR cache by setting the system environment variable OANOCACHE to 1, IVI returns errors to TestStand when retrieving the names of IVI components. The IVI Compliance Package 4.0, which is installed with the August 2009 NI Device Drivers, fixes this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 48272 3QG976G0 Return | Incorrect suspension location when disabling tracing into callbacks TestStand suspends an execution in a subsequence that the Post-Step callback calls when you disable tracing into callbacks. Workaround: N/A
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| 50593 45KK5S00 Return | File dialog box can leak a USER object The TestStand File dialog box can leak a Windows USER object. Workaround: N/A
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| 50996 46Q8EUIA Return | IVI Fgen step might not store waveform data
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| 51040 4759DCB8 Return | Incorrect execution arrow position when interactively executing steps The execution arrow can appear in the wrong location after interactively executing steps if you previously suspended an execution on a step because of a watch breakpoint, post action breakpoint, or run-time error breakpoint. In addition, a run-time error can occur if you also set the next step to another step in a different step group and the step index of the step at which you originally suspended exceeds the number of steps in the new step group. Workaround: When this error occurs, you must restart TestStand.
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| 51161 47BK2TUZ Return | SequenceFilePreInteractive and SequenceFilePostInteractive callbacks do not execute when run interactively TestStand does not call the SequenceFilePreInteractive and SequenceFilePostInteractive callbacks when running a step interactively using a process model. Workaround: N/A
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| 51295 47891JJ6 Return | Property Object leak occurs when calling a remote sequence that errors When you enable the Report Object Leaks options in the Debug Options dialog box that you access from the Preferences tab of the Station Options dialog box, TestStand property objects leak if you call a remote sequence and a run-time error occurred because you passed extra parameters to the sequence. Workaround: N/A
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| 51427 47TD3KB8 Return | Incorrect suspension point when stepping out of a client sequence file TestStand suspends an execution in a process model callback instead of suspending in the model entry point sequence when you step out of a client sequence file. Workaround: N/A
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| 52274 4AJA99YL Return | Saving a sequence file with Wait steps as TestStand 2.0.1 or earlier might result in an error If you save a sequence file in the TestStand 2.0.1 or earlier format and the file contains Wait steps configured to wait on a thread or execution of a sequence call, when you execute the sequence file in the earlier version of TestStand, TestStand returns a run-time error that indicates the Wait step attempted to wait on a sequence call that has not yet run or that is not a multithreaded sequence call. Workaround: Manually reconfigure the Wait steps.
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| 96016 Return | Legend in the Sequence Hierarchy window is cut off TestStand might truncate the legend in the Sequence Hierarchy window when you save the hierarchy to disk. Workaround: N/A
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| 132872 Return | Property Loader step does not resize arrays when loading properties The Property Loader step can load arrays but does not resize the PropertyObject when doing so. If the array in the file is larger than the TestStand array PropertyObject, an error occurs. Workaround: Ensure the TestStand PropertyObject into which the array is being loaded is large enough to accept the array in the file. You can resize the array in a pre-expression of the Property Loader step if necessary.
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| 132943 Return | XML Packaging Utility fails on a multibyte operating system with English (US) regional settings Using the XML Packaging Utility to package a TestStand XML report and its style sheet returns an error if you are using a multibyte operating system but have the English (US) regional settings selected. Workaround: Change to the native regional settings to prevent this error.
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| 141627 Return | HTML, XML, and ATML reports do not preserve formatting when displaying string values that contain LF('\n'), CRLF('\r\n'), or whitespace characters Reports based on the HTML and XML stylesheet are transformed into HTML when displayed in the Report pane or in a browser. Whitespace characters, such as multiple spaces, and line breaks do not display in the report because XML parsers strip them out when displaying them displaying HTML. Workaround: You can manually convert line break characters to the string <br/> if you intend to generate an HTML report. You can similarly convert multiple whitespace characters into characters.
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| 143996 Return | Ignoring unique step IDs with the TestStand Differ application does not ignore unique IDs in expressions The TestStand Differ application flags the differences of unique step IDs in expressions, such as post actions or pre-expressions, even if you enabled the Ignore Unique Step IDs option in the Differ window. Workaround: N/A
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| 149883 Return | Importing a property from a .xls file using a Property Loader step does not import the full property value if the cell contains comma If a text cell in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has a value with a comma in it, the Property Loader step imports only the text after the last comma and not the full text of the cell. For example, if a cell contains the value 10,11,12,13 the Property Loader step imports only 13. This behavior occurs because the Property Loader step uses expressions to assign values, such as in Locals.myLocal = (10,11,12,13). However, the TestStand expression language uses commas to separate expressions within an expression, so numbers within the parentheses are considered a set of expressions separated by comma. When a series of expressions separated by commas exist within an expression, the result of evaluating the expression is the result obtained from evaluating the last expression. For example, if the last expression is the number 13, the value assigned to the property is 13. Workaround: Add quotes around the string to force the Property Loader step to consider the text as a string instead of a series of expressions. When you use the Property Loader step to import text properties, the step imports the text as a string automatically.
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| 150427 Return | Switching from a literal path to an expression in the Configure Call Executable dialog box does not refresh the found path display If you specify a path literal in any of the path controls in the Configure Call Executable dialog box in a TestStand User Interface, the found path control, located below the File Pathname control, updates to show the full path. If you enable the Specify File Path by Expression option, specify a new expression or modify an existing expression, and then disable the Specify File Path by Expression option, the found path control does not update but continues to show the previous full path. This issue affects all path controls that have a found path control below them in the Configure Call Executable dialog box. This behavior does not occur on the Call Executable edit tabs on the Step Settings pane in the TestStand Sequence Editor. Workaround: Close and relaunch the Configure Call Executable dialog box to refresh the full path display or edit the path again, and tab off of the control.
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| 159453 Return | Loading a TestStand 2.0 sequence file that contains ActiveX Adapter steps results in an error after running a user interface in LabVIEW more than once Loading a TestStand 2.0 sequence file that contains steps configured to use the ActiveX Adapter can generate an "Unknown type name 'AutomationStep' " error after running a user interface in the LabVIEW development environment more than once. The error occurs because the TestStand Engine does not properly reregister required types to open the older sequence file. Workaround: Shut down LabVIEW before running the user interface and opening the older file.
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| 159809 Return | Import/Export Properties dialog box does not persist some settings When you close and then relaunch the Import/Export Properties dialog box, most settings are saved so you can easily export a limits file again. However, the Sequence option on the Properties tab does not persist correctly, which might cause an existing limits file to become invalid after exporting again. Workaround: Verify that the Sequence option on the Properties tab is correct every time you launch the Import/Export Properties dialog box before you exporting the settings.
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| 188160 Return | Setting the HTBasic Working Directory option to "Subroutine file directory" on the HTBasic Module tab or in the HTBasic Adapter Configuration dialog box does not properly set the HTBasic working directory Selecting "Subroutine file directory" for the HTBasic Working Directory option on the HTBasic Module tab or in the HTBasic Adapter Configuration dialog box does not properly set the HTBasic working directory to the directory where the subroutine file of the step resides. Workaround: Select "Use specified directory" for the HTBasic Working Directory option and browse to the directory that contains the subroutine file of the step or use the MSI function in an HTBasic subroutine to change the HTBasic working directory from within the subroutine file.
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| 189528 Return | Perforce 2009.1 and 2009.2 client causes TestStand to crash when closing a workspace file If you configure source code control (SCC) to use the Perforce SCM Provider, TestStand loads the Perforce SCC DLL when you open a workspace file and unloads the DLL when you close the workspace file. If you use the Perforce 2009.1 client, TestStand might crash after unloading the Perforce SCC DLL when you close a workspace file. If you use the Perforce 2009.2 client, a delay might exist before a possible TestStand crash after you close the workspace file. Use the new Perforce 2010.1 client or the previous 2008.2 client to fix this issue. Workaround: Use the new Perforce 2010.1 client or the previous 2008.2 client.
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| 192247 Return | When you enable On-The-Fly reporting and TestStand records a result after the MainSequence completes, the report shows the UUTStatus as "Running" When you enable On-The-Fly reporting, if the process model executes steps that are configured to record results, if the sequence calling the steps does not enable the Disable Result Recording for All Steps option, and if the steps execute after MainSequence completes executing, the report shows the final UUT Status as "Running". Workaround: Enable the Disable Result Recording for All Steps option of the Sequence Properties dialog box for any sequence or subsequence in a client sequence file that MainSequence does not call.
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| 198622 Return | TestStand shows the Report Tab after an execution completes for ASCII and HTML report formats even when you disable report generation If you select ASCII Text File or HTML Document as the Report Format in the Report Options dialog box and you enable the Disable Report Generation option, when you select Test UUTs or Single Pass from the menu bar, the Report tab becomes active at the end of the execution and includes the text "Report generation is disabled." This behavior does not exist for the XML Document or ATML Report Document report formats. Workaround: If you do not want to generate a report for an execution and do not want the Report tab to display at the completion of the execution, modify the Report Options dialog box to disable the Disable Report Generation option, change the Report Format to XML Document or ATML Report Document, and then enable the Disable Report Generation option again.
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| 205554 Return | Microsoft Windows 7 Most Recently Used (MRU) list for pinned TestStand application includes all files opened with the Open File dialog box When you pin a TestStand application, such as the sequence editor or a user interface, to the Taskbar in Windows 7, the MRU list includes any files you opened with the Open File dialog box in the application. Workaround: N/A
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| 213835 Return | Using foreign characters in XML report style sheets might result in errors during report generation Using some foreign characters in the XML report style sheets might result in the "An invalid character was found in text content." error. Workaround: Use the HTML code equivalent for the foreign character or add the appropriate encoding attribute to the <xsl:output> tag of the style sheet.
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| 216539 Return | Using the Property Loader step to import two or more step properties with the same name but different type or representation results in a type mistmatch error If a sequence contains 2 or more steps that contain a property with the same name but different type or representation and you use the Property Loader step to import the property, TestStand returns a type mismatch error because TestStand sets the expected type and representation of the property to the type and representation of the property found in the first step in the sequence. Workaround: N/A
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| 301259 Return | TestStand 2010 SP1 Migration Utility does not support redirecting paths that exist within a string when the string is not a valid path The TestStand 2010 SP1 Migration Utility does not support redirecting paths that exist within a string when the string is not a full or valid path. For example, the migration utility does not redirect the path "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\TestStand 2010" in Connection String Expression of the Database Options dialog box. Workaround: N/A
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| 35026 47LCM4G0 Return | On-the-fly database logging leaks memory when an execution repeatedly creates new threads On-the-fly database logging slowly leaks memory when executions repeatedly use a Sequence Call step to create new threads. Workaround: N/A
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| 360245 Return | The TestStand Sequence Analyzer does not honor code module load and unload settings When analyzing a sequence file, the TestStand Sequence Analyzer loads code modules as part of the analysis process. However, the analyzer does not honor any load or unload options for the code modules. Instead, the analyzer preloads all code modules before analysis and does not unload them after analysis completes. This can cause an error in the following scenarios:
Workaround: You can avoid the second scenario by disabling the Analyze File Before Executing option in the Sequence Analyzer Options dialog box. If you analyze the sequence manually, be sure to select File»Unload All Modules before executing.
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| 363354 Return | The TestStand Sequence Analyzer reports an internal error when analyzing expressions with an incorrectly indexed array If you analyze a sequence that contains an expression that references an array with the incorrect number of indexes, such as the expression array[0] for a two-dimensional array, the sequence analyzer reports the Internal Error: Fatal error occurred during analysis error. Workaround: Correct any expressions with incorrectly indexed arrays.
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| 363524 Return | The += operator might not function correctly for appending elements to an array When you use the += operator to append to an array, TestStand might not correctly set the parent of the added elements, which can cause errors when you attempt to access or delete the elements. This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:
Workaround: To append an element to an array, use the SetNumElements expression to increase the size, and then set the newly created element to the desired value, as shown in the following example expression: SetNumElements(Locals.myArray, GetNumElements(FileGlobals.DynamicArray) + 1), Locals.myArray[GetNumElements(Locals.myArray) - 1] = Locals.DemoStructure
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| 312695 Return | The Tcl example step might return error -14004 when executed from TestStand Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article, http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/120923C96FEBBDA6862579910074AB9F?OpenDocument, for more information about this error. Workaround: N/A
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| 345032 Return | TestStand cannot save a TestStand Sequence Analyzer project file if the file specifies the Hidden attribute in the Windows file system If you attempt to save an existing sequence analyzer project file, TestStand displays a access denied error if the file specifies the Hidden attribute in the Windows file system. Workaround: Ensure that the sequence analyzer project file does not specify the Hidden attribute in the Windows file system when you save the project file.
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| 348612 Return | A warning can appear when you first launch TestStand after you use the TestStand Migration Utility After using the migration utility to migrate settings to a newer version of TestStand, TestStand might display the Toolbar data out of date in file: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\National Instruments\TestStand 2012\layout_current.bin error when you first launch TestStand. After you dismiss the warning, TestStand launches with the correct imported layout despite the warning. Workaround: To avoid this warning, deselect layout_current.bin when you use the migration utility. If you do encounter the warning, you can safely ignore it.
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| 214265 Return | Launching the Resource Usage Profiler causes TestStand to crash if search directories reference another TestStand version If you configure the TestStand search directories such that the installation directory for another version of TestStand precedes the installation directory for the current TestStand version, selecting Tools»Profile Resource Usage causes TestStand to crash. Workaround: Avoid adding paths to other TestStand versions to the search directories.
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| 327928 Return | TestStand does not update to display changes to switch configuration TestStand does not automatically refresh the switch configuration when it is saved in another process, such as Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). The Switch Executive Virtual Device drop-down menu does not update unless you restart TestStand. Workaround: You can force the step to reload the configuration information by disabling and then re-enabling the Enable Switching option on the Switching panel of the Properties tab of the Step Settings pane.
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| 365348 Return | The UUT Information dialog box for the Parallel process model incorrectly restricts certain users from terminating or aborting test sockets Users with only Terminate and Abort permissions cannot click the Terminate and Abort buttons in the UUT information dialog box for the Parallel process model. The buttons are disabled unless the user has all available permissions through the GrantAll privilege. Workaround: You can manually fix this issue by replacing all instances of Priv_Abort with Abort and Priv_Terminate with Terminate in the paralleluutdlg.c source file, located in the <TestStand>\Components\Models\TestStandModels directory. After making this change, recompile the modelsupport2.prj file, located in the same directory.
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| 366317 Return | Property Loader step incorrectly imports strings that contain commas when you use a comma delimiter If you attempt to import a string property using a Property Loader step or the Import/Export Properties dialog box and the string contains a comma, the Property Loader step or Import/Export Properties dialog box incorrectly interprets the comma as the end of the string. This behavior occurs despite the comma being enclosed in quotes, and causes an evaluation error similar to the following: Error evaluating expression:RunState.InitialSelection.SelectedFile.Data.Seq["MainSequence"].Locals.Local = (""test") Unexpected token: test This error occurs only when you configure the Property Loader step to use a comma delimiter. Workaround: Use the default tab delimiter.
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| 366735 Return | Copying and pasting multiple watch expressions can cause the Watch View pane to error in certain cases If you select multiple watch expressions on the Watch View pane and some expressions you select are valid but others are invalid, and you then attempt to copy and paste the expressions, TestStand returns the Object reference not set to an instance of an object error. An invalid watch expression displays an "X" icon to the left of the expression. Workaround: N/A
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| 397573 Return | The ProcessCleanup callback executes even if the ProcessSetup callback is skipped due to an error If an error occurs in the Begin entry point in a process model plug-in, the process model does not call the ProcessSetup callback in the client file, but it does call the ProcessCleanup callback. TestStand 2013 fixes this behavior by calling only the ProcessCleanup callback if the ProcessSetup callback executes. Workaround: N/A
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| 35106 47FE0BG0 Return | Incorrect indentation might occur when you generate a report on-the-fly When you enable the On-The-Fly Reporting option on the Contents tab of the Report Options dialog box to generate a report on-the-fly, the report incorrectly indents step results that follow a Sequence Call step that creates a new thread. Workaround: N/A
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| 41730 4DQDAQYL Return | Generating reports on-the-fly with asynchronous threads might cause an error When you enable the On-The-Fly Reporting option on the Contents tab of the Report Options dialog box to generate a report on-the-fly, TestStand returns a run-time error when the asynchronous thread continues to execute after the process model entry point completes. Workaround: N/A
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| 43782 4GGCQA00 Return | Module execution times are not included in an XML report TestStand XML reports that use the horizontal style sheet do not reflect the setting of the Include Execution Times option on the Contents tab of the Report Options dialog box. Workaround: N/A
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| 358354 Return | The offline results processing utility can crash if launched while another instance of the utility is closing If you launch the offline results processing utility while another instance of the utility is closing, the new instance of the utility might crash. Workaround: Launch the offline results processing utility again.
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| 206892 Return | Enabling the Log option in the VI Parameter Table does not function correctly for some LabVIEW data types If a LabVIEW code module specifies a parameter of data type digital waveform, digital data, or dynamic data, enabling the Log option in the VI Parameter Table does not log the parameter if you do not provide an argument in the Value column of the VI Parameter Table. Workaround: Ensure that any parameters for which you enable the Log option also specify an argument in the Value column.
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| 357691 Return | ATML reports generated on non-English operating systems contain an improperly formatted start date The ATML Test Results and Session Information schema requires that timestamps use the yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss format. On a computer with a non-English operating system, the localized date is not properly converted to the English format the ATML Test Results and Session Information schema requires. Workaround: Modify the ATML style sheet you are using to correctly display the start date.
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| 358127 Return | An error can occur when generating an On-The-Fly report when a sequence call uses a new thread and executes a post action The Error -17500: Operation Failed error can occur when you run a sequence in which all of the following conditions are true:
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| 224640 Return | Terminated subsequences called in a new execution have a status of Passed If you call a sequence and select the Use New Execution execution option on the Sequence Call Module tab, you can obtain the results of the called sequence by using a Wait step. However, if the called sequence execution is terminated, the Wait step reports the sequence result as Passed instead of Terminated. Workaround: N/A
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| 322859 Return | The TS.StartTime property is incorrect when used with remote instances of the TestStand Engine The TS.StartTime property in the ResultList array contains the time in seconds since the creation of the TestStand Engine. However, when you execute steps in a remote instance of the TestStand Engine, this property uses the creation time of the remote engine rather than the local engine, which can cause calculations of absolute time to be incorrect if the calculation is based on the engine creation time obtained from the Seconds() function. Workaround: N/A
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| 347289 Return | XML reports might display an incorrect number of results and incorrect failure chain information When you generate a XML report and do not use on-the-fly report generation, the Number of Results value and the failure chain information can be incorrect if the sequence file uses Engine callbacks. The report includes the steps in these callbacks in the Number of Results value but does not include the results for the steps in the report. In addition, the failure chain in the report might also incorrectly contain references to steps in the Engine callbacks. Workaround: Enable on-the-fly reporting for the XML report, or use a different report format.
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| 347733 Return | The TestStand Offline Results Processing Utility loads slowly when the inbox or outbox contains a large number of files If the inbox or outbox of the offline results processing utility contains 50,000 or more files, the utility can appear unresponsive and slow. The severity of the problem increases as the number of files increases. Workaround: If the inbox contains a large number of files, allow the utility time to process the files or move the files to another location on disk. If the outbox contains a large number of files, move the files to another location on disk.
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| 347941 Return | The offline results processing utility does not reload modified result processing plug-in files If you make changes to a result processing plug-in while the offline results processing utility is open and the utility loaded the plug-in before you made the change, the utility does not reload the new version of the file. Workaround: Close and reopen the offline results processing utility to load the most recent version of the plug-in.
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| 348820 Return | The offline results processing utility can hang when you use a result processing plug-in that causes a run-time error If you use a result processing plug-in that causes a run-time error in the PreBatch callback with the offline results processing utility, the utility appears to hang with no indication that an error has occurred. Workaround: Process the TestStand result file (.tsr) directly from the TestStand Sequence Editor. TestStand displays the standard run-time error dialog box to help you debug the plug-in.
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| 365232 Return | ATML report hyperlinks do not function for filenames that contain multibyte characters If an ATML report contains hyperlinks to sequence files, the links do not function if the filenames contain multibyte characters. This issue occurs only when you are using a multibyte operating system. Workaround: Use only standard characters for sequence file paths that you link from an ATML report.
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| 367731 Return | When you specify a report path by expression, the <Unique> macro does not function if the path does not exist When you specify a report path by expression, the <Unique> macro does not function if the path does not exist. If you are simultaneously generating multiple reports using the same expression, the reports can be overwritten because the report name will not be unique. Workaround: Ensure that report paths exist before you execute the sequence, or use a different macro, such as <FileTime>, to ensure a unique filename.
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| 366100 Return | The Basic Step Time Report example result processing plug-in does not function if Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is not installed Workaround: N/A
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| 413424 Return | On-the-fly HTML and ASCII reports generated with a result filtering expression contain unexpected duplicates of certain results Unexpected duplicate results can appear in reports if all the following conditions are true:
Workaround: Set the Select a Report Generator for Producing the Report Body option on the Contents tab of the Report Options dialog box to DLL.
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| 381042 Return | Processing Offline Result files on a separate machine can cause a "Drive Not Ready Error" error when generating reports The default results processing configuration the TestStand Offline Results Processing Utility uses specifies the client sequence file location as the report location. If an instance of the offline results processing utility on a different computer uses configuration, the sequence file path is likely no longer valid, and the Drive Not Ready Error error might occur. Workaround: Change the offline results processing configuration to use a valid directory to store report files.
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| 390043 Return | ATML reports do not display icons correctly for sequence files that contain Japanese characters When you execute a sequence file with Japanese characters in the file path on a Japanese operating system, the ATML report cannot load the images for the expand/collapse button and the error icon. Workaround: N/A
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| 390048 Return | ATML 5 and XML reports do not display in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 when the style sheet path contains Japanese characters If you generate ATML 5.0 or XML reports that specify a style sheet path that contains Japanese characters, the report does not display correctly in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. In this case, the report displays the raw XML text. Workaround: You can use any of the following workarounds to avoid this issue:
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| 400978 Return | Errors in a result processing plug-in can cause the TestStand Offline Results Processing Utility to hang When the TestStand Offline Results Processing Utility processes files, a hang can occur if a run-time error occurs in a result processing plug-in. Workaround: Use the TestStand Offline Results Processing Utility results configuration in the TestStand Sequence Editor to troubleshoot and fix the run-time error in the plug-in.
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| 403032 Return | TestStand does not provide a macro for including a part number in a custom report file path When you use the Specify Report File Path by Expression option on the Report File Pathname tab of the Report Options dialog box, TestStand provides several macros so you can include TestStand data in the report file path. TestStand does not provide a macro for including the part number. Workaround: Use one of the following TestStand expressions to access the PartNumber property:
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| 409938 Return | ATML reports do not display icons correctly for sequence files that contain Japanese characters When you execute a sequence file with Japanese characters in the file path on a Japanese operating system, the ATML report cannot load the images for the expand/collapse button and the error icon. TestStand 2013 fixes this issue for all stylesheets except for tr5_horizontal.xsl. Workaround: N/A
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| 52184 4ADMCJ77 Return | Building a deployment before LabVIEW completely launches might cause an error Building a deployment can return an error when the output of the deployment generates LLB files before LabVIEW completely launches. This problem is known to occur in LabVIEW versions 8.5 or later. Workaround: Launch LabVIEW and wait until LabVIEW has finished initializing before you build a deployment.
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| 135514 415AQUM0 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility deploys files to an incorrect location if a file path contains multibyte characters and the installation language does not match the target computer language If you choose to install files in a location that contains multibyte characters or if the filename contains multibyte characters, the files might be installed to an incorrect location under either of the following conditions:
Workaround: If you must deploy files with multibyte characters or if the install location contains multibyte characters, you must verify that the installer language matches the language setting of the target computer.
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| 141991 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility does not adequately document error codes -40 and -30 Error codes -40 and -30 can occur in the TestStand Deployment Utility when building additional NI installers into an installer. Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/ask to contact National Instruments Support for more information after attempting the workarounds documented below. Workaround: If you receive the error "Error: Internal error. (Error code -40)" try removing or renaming the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Manifests directory and repairing all installed NI software. If you receive the error "Error: Improper function call or command line argument. (Error code -30)" try deleting all cached installers in the <All Users>\Application Data\National Instruments\MDF\ProductCache directory.
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| 151624 Return | Deploying VIs in a LabVIEW class might not correctly link dependencies If you deploy a LabVIEW 8.6.1 or later VI that is in a LabVIEW class, the TestStand 4.2 Deployment Utility might not correctly link dependencies of the VI. LabVIEW 2009 fixes this behavior. When using earlier versions of LabVIEW, refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the info code rdtsdiv to access the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article Building a TestStand Deployment that Includes VIs in a Class may Sometimes Produce a Bad Deployment for more information about deploying a VI in a LabVIEW class. Workaround: Recompile the VI after you build the deployment.
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| 152924 Return | Deploying files after moving a .tsd file and unchecking files for deployment might change the deployment destination directories or truncate filenames If you change the directory in which a deployment .tsd file resides and you unchecked files from being deployed after saving the .tsd file, the TestStand Deployment Utility might display truncated filenames after analyzing the files. When building, the TestStand Deployment Utility might also change the structure of the destination files, so that the structure is different compared to the structure that existed before you moved the .tsd file. Workaround: Keep the .tsd file in the same directory in which it was created or leave at least one file checked in the topmost directory to prevent the algorithm that determines the destination directory structure from returning a different result.
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| 172759 Return | Including the LabVIEW 8.5.1 _exclsub.llb file in a TestStand workspace along with a sequence file that contains a LabVIEW 8.5.1 code module that calls the Report Generation Express VI results in a TestStand Deployment Utility build error When you include the LabVIEW 8.5.1 _exclsub.llb file in a TestStand workspace and that workspace also includes a sequence file that calls one or more LabVIEW 8.5.1 code modules that use the Report Generation Express VI, the TestStand Deployment Utility returns the following build error: "Error: The following VIs or Project Libraries have duplicate names. You must change the names or add them to project libraries: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.5\vi.lib\addons\_office\_wordsub.llb\font.ctl while Processing VIs... C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.5\vi.lib\addons\_office\_exclsub.llb\font.ctl while Processing VIs...". However, you must include _exclsub.llb because the Report Generation Express VI dynamically calls VIs the LLB contains. The Express VI statically links to the font.ctl file, which causes a duplicate copy when you include the _exclsub.llb library in a TestStand workspace. LabVIEW 8.6 and later fix this issue. Workaround: To build successfully, exclude the font.ctl file from the _exclsub.llb library in the Distributed Files tab of the TestStand Deployment Utility. LabVIEW 8.6 and later fix this issue.
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| 172793 Return | Leaving the Default Installation Subdirectory field empty in the Installer Options tab of the TestStand Deployment Utility results in a build error If you leave the Default Installation Subdirectory field empty in the Installer Options tab of the TestStand Deployment Utility because you want the files to install in the base directory, the deployment utility returns the following message when you attempt to build: "The build contains one or more invalid paths: Invalid Default Installation Subdirectory: """ Workaround: Place a period in the Default Installation Subdirectory field to install files in the base directory.
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| 182127 Return | The TestStand Deployment Utility assigns the same default destination directory for two files with the same filename and file hierarchy but located on different drives If a workspace contains two files with the same filename and file hierarchy on two separate drives (for example, C:\ and D:\), by default the TestStand Deployment Utility assigns the same destination directory for both files, which results in an "Error: The following files have conflicting destinations:" build error. Workaround: Manually modify the destination directory for one of the files.
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| 191976 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility does not properly update TestStand Deployment (TSD) file paths that contain user names when you move the files and a different user loads the TSD file If file paths of a TestStand Deployment (TSD) file, such as the Workspace File Path, contain a user name (User A's Desktop) and you move the files to a path that does not contain the user name (C:\), when a different user loads the TSD file, the TestStand Deployment Utility incorrectly updates the file paths to point to the previous path using the new user name (User B's Desktop) instead of pointing to the correct path (C:\). Workaround: Do not store the files in paths that contain user names, such as Desktop or My Documents. Alternatively, when you move the files from a path that contains user names to a path that does not contain user names, load the TSD file with the same user to correctly update the paths.
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| 192254 Return | Destination directories for files you do not select in the TestStand Deployment Utility appear distorted when you convert TestStand Deployment files from an older version of TestStand to a newer version When you load a TestStand Deployment file that was saved in a previous version of TestStand into the TestStand Deployment Utility, the destination directories on the Distributed Files tab appear distorted for files that you have not selected. Workaround: Select and then revert the selection for the file to update the Distributed Files tab with the correct destination directory but leave the file excluded from the deployment.
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| 219779 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility merges CommonResults type during build without prompts If a TestStand deployment contains sequence files that include different versions of CommonResults, the TestStand Deployment Utility automatically merges the different versions of CommonResults into one version without prompts or notifications. TestStand 2010 SP1 includes a rule in the TestStand Sequence Analyzer to report different CommonResults versions. Workaround: Resolve type conflicts for all sequence files before deployment. TestStand 2010 SP1 includes a rule in the TestStand Sequence Analyzer to report different CommonResults versions.
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| 252650 Return | July 29, 2012TestStand Deployment Utility does not update the workspace path if you save the deployment and workspace files to the desktop then move the files When you save workspace and deployment files on the desktop, move the files to a new location, and then load the deployment file in the TestStand Deployment Utility, the Workspace Path control expects the workspace file to be located in the Desktop directory. Workaround: Browse to the new workspace file location.
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| 276342 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility fails when you build a Packed Project Library with source if a project with the same path is already in memory The TestStand Deployment Utility incorrectly returns the following error: "Internal error code 1357 Processing VIs... Could not process LabVIEW VIs. Fix any broken VIs before rebuilding." when you build a Packed Project Library and include the source files when a project with the same path is already in memory. Workaround: Close LabVIEW to remove all projects from memory and build the deployment again.
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| 277891 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility returns an error when building if the TestStand directory and its VIs do not exist in the vi.lib\addons directory If the TestStand directory and its contents does not exist in the vi.lib\addons directory of the current LabVIEW version, the TestStand Deployment Utility returns the following error when building a deployment that includes LabVIEW files: "Error: Unable to find all subVIs from saved VIs. Either a subVI is missing or the VI is not saved in the current LabVIEW version." Workaround: If the error lists a call chain that includes the "TestStand - Deployment Utility Splash Screen.vi", close TestStand and the deployment utility and use the TestStand Version Selector to make that version of TestStand active again. Check the vi.lib\addons directory of the current version of LabVIEW to ensure that the TestStand directory exists before attempting to build the deployment again.
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| 249171 Return | A warning can occur when you build a deployment that includes VIs that contain unsupported Microsoft Windows characters If a deployment contains VIs that use characters that are not valid for Microsoft Windows files, such as the slash (/) or question mark (?) character, and you enable the Output VIs to Packed Project Library option in the LabVIEW VI Options dialog box, the TestStand Deployment Utility returns a warning similar to the following warning when building the deployment: Warning: Cannot update VI Path: Step '<stepName>', sequence '<sequenceName>', sequence file '<sequenceFilePath>' If you install the deployment on a target computer, the step the warning references does not not execute. This issue occurs because the paths for VIs contained within a packed project library must use only valid Windows filename characters, which is not the case for VIs within LLBs or LabVIEW libraries. Workaround: Use only valid Windows filename characters when naming VIs and virtual folders.
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| 276637 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility returns a non-descriptive error when the LabVIEW Application Builder in unlicensed If you attempt to build a deployment with the Output VIs to a Packed Project Library option enabled in the LabVIEW Options dialog box, TestStand returns a non-descriptive error similar to the following: Internal error code 1327 Processing VIs... Could not process LabVIEW VIs. Fix any broken VIs before rebuilding. LabVIEW error: mxLvErrorHandler.vi:1 The LabVIEW Application Builder must be licensed to successfully build a deployment. Workaround: N/A
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| 368256 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility does not notify you if certain steps do not have a code module specified If you attempt to deploy a sequence that contains LabWindows/CVI, C/C++ DLL, or HTBasic steps that do not have a code module specified, the TestStand Deployment Utility does not provide a warning and errors might occur when you run the sequence on the target computer. Workaround: Before you build a deployment, use the TestStand Sequence Analyzer to verify that these steps specify a code module.
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| 387069 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility can create multiple copies of DLL files that LabVIEW code modules reference If you create a deployment that meets all of the following conditions, the resulting image contains two copies of the referenced DLL:
Workaround: Configure the destination of any affected DLLs to be the supportvis directory to ensure that no duplicates are created. If the DLL has dependencies, add them to the deployment, and configure the destination directory to also be the supportvis directory to ensure that the dependencies are located.
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| 389135 Return | In the TestStand Deployment Utility, changing the installation directory of a LabVIEW packed project library causes settings to change In the TestStand Deployment Utility, if you change the installation directory of a LabVIEW packed project library (.lvlibp), the other settings for the file (Force File to Install and Create Program Item) revert to the disabled state. Workaround: When configuring settings for a LabVIEW packed project library, ensure that settings are correct after you change the destination directory.
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| 410806 Return | Deployment does not include unused packed project libraries within a library when you enable the Include All Files in LabVIEW Project option If you create a TestStand deployment that includes a LabVIEW library and the library contains a packed project library that is not a dependency of any files included in the deployment, the TestStand Deployment Utility does not include the packed project library even if you enable the Include All Files in LabVIEW Project option on the Distributed Files tab. Workaround: Add the packed project library to the workspace from which you are deploying.
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| 412636 Return | TestStand Deployment Utility incorrectly deploys LabVIEW projects that contain class member calls to a packed project library When you deploy a sequence that contains a LabVIEW project that contains class member calls to a packed project library and you configure the LabVIEW Adapter to use the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine, the TestStand Deployment Utility does not update the sequence properly and some LabVIEW steps return VI Not Loadable errors. Workaround: N/A
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| 131253 Return | You cannot use variables with the same name as an expression constant in an expression If you use a variable with the same name as an expression constant in an expression, TestStand returns a syntax error when evaluating the expression. The following constants are reserved names:
Workaround: Use the GetVal API functions in an expression to interact with objects that have the same name as expression constants, such as in the function Locals.PIValue = ThisContext.AsPropertyObject.GetValNumber("Step.Result.PI",0).
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| 131559 Return | When a run-time error occurs in a step, the module is not unloaded from memory when you select the Unload after step executes option A run-time error in a step causes TestStand to skip the unloading of a module if you select the Unload after step executes unload option on the Run Options tab of the Step Properties dialog box, Run Options panel of the Properties panel on the Step Settings pane, or the General tab of the Sequence File Properties dialog box. Workaround: Use another unload option such as Unload after sequence executes if you expect a step to return a run-time error.
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| 135202 Return | TestStand returns the error "The TestStand service did not start up promptly" when you launch the sequence editor or a user interface When the TestStand Engine is created, the engine checks with the National Instruments TestStand Service to ensure that external environments such as LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, and Microsoft Visual Studio are properly updated. If the service is not available, TestStand returns the error "The TestStand service did not start up promptly." The TestStand Service is required for this external environment setup to allow non-administrator users to properly configure these environments. The TestStand Service can sometimes be delayed while launching because a previous service hangs when starting. For example, the Windows Workstation service might hang for a few minutes on startup when trying to reconnect to mapped network drives if the drives are not immediately available. This can cause the TestStand Service to be unable to start, and if a TestStand User Interface is launched before the service starts, TestStand returns this error. Workaround: Generally, you dismiss the error dialog box and continue to use TestStand normally, as long as you do not require the external environments to be configured. To remove the error, try to determine the offending service that is delaying the TestStand Service from starting, and see if you can correct the source of the slow start. You can also delay the launching of the offending service by marking the service as manual startup, and adding a command to the startup group to start the service after other services have been started.
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| 144062 Return | Calling the Module.CreateCode or Step.CreateCode methods on a .NET step or module returns an error if the methods are called from a non-STA thread The Module.CreateCode and Step.CreateCode methods must be called from a Single Threaded Apartment (STA) thread if you are trying to create .NET code. If you do not call these methods from an STA thread, TestStand returns the following error: "Error -18500: An error occurred during Visual Studio automation: The message filter indicated that the application is busy." Workaround: Most development environments initialize a UI thread to be an STA thread, so calling these methods from the UI thread is usually safe. Otherwise, you must manually initialize a thread to be STA, and the procedure differs with each environment.
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| 155319 Return | PropertyObject leaks or hangs occur on a TestStand remote sequence execution server if a sequence file has a SequenceFileUnload callback Shutting down a TestStand User Interface that called sequences on a remote computer can cause PropertyObject leaks or hangs of the remote engine if a sequence file called remotely contains a SequenceFileUnload callback sequence. If the SequenceFileUnload callback sequence contains a dialog box and you do not dismiss the dialog box, neither the remote engine nor the client user interface exit. Workaround: N/A
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| 167667 Return | Clicking Yes in the "Do you want to close all opened document windows?" dialog box after you close a workspace file prevents any open sequence files from reloading when you reopen the workspace The Reload Documents When Opening Workspace option on the Station Options Preferences tab loads the documents you had open when you last closed the workspace file. When you enable this option and you close the workspace file while sequence files are currently loaded, a dialog box prompts you to close all opened document windows. If you click Yes in this dialog box, all loaded sequence files close along with the workspace file. When you reopen the workspace file, the previously loaded sequence files do not reload. If you click No in the dialog box or if you exit TestStand, the previously loaded sequence files reload when you reopen the workspace file. Workaround: N/A
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| 185097 Return | Configuring a SequenceCall step to launch a new execution from within the SequenceFileLoad Engine Callback hangs the SequenceFileLoad execution when you load the sequence file If the SequenceFileLoad Engine Callback contains a SequenceCall step configured to launch a new execution, when you load the sequence file and the SequenceCall step executes, the SequenceFileLoad execution hangs until you manually terminate it. This behavior exists only when you load the sequence file. Running the SequenceFileLoad sequence manually executes properly. Workaround: Configure the SequenceCall step to launch a new thread instead of a new execution or use the TestStand API Engine.NewExecution method to programmatically launch a new execution.
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| 200279 Return | Using the TestStand Seconds Function or Wait Step might result in incorrect elapsed time Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article 5703Q01O, Using the TestStand Seconds Function or Wait Step Might Result in Incorrect Elapsed Time, located at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/0015849ED3933840862576D9003B693F, for more information about this issue. Workaround: Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article 5703Q01O, Using the TestStand Seconds Function or Wait Step Might Result in Incorrect Elapsed Time, located at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/0015849ED3933840862576D9003B693F, for information about workarounds for this issue.
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| 207535 Return | Using the RunEntryPoint command-line argument returns an error when the entry point you specify is defined in the process model associated with the sequence file but not in the station model Using the RunEntryPoint command-line argument returns an error when the entry point you specify is defined in the process model associated with the sequence file but not in the station model. Workaround: Change the station model to the process model that defines the entry point you want to use.
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| 222618 Return | Cleanup step post action that jumps to Main step group causes infinite loop when you terminate the sequence Defining a post action that jumps to the Main step group from a Cleanup step results in an infinite loop when you terminate the sequence before reaching that Cleanup step. Workaround: Abort the execution.
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| 232693 Return | Batch synchronization behaves incorrectly when you set a SequenceCall step and the steps within the subsequence to serial batch synchronization When you configure a SequenceCall step for serial batch synchronization and also configure the steps of the subsequence for serial batch synchronization, the execution behaves unexpectedly when the steps the subsequence calls include a For Loop. Workaround: Configure batch synchronization only for the SequenceCall step or only for the steps the subsequence calls. Do not configure batch synchronization for both.
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| 248782 Return | Custom type container becomes incompatible with its own type when you use a field of the custom type container as the current element of a For Each loop When you use a field of a custom type container as the current element of a For Each loop and then attempt to assign the custom type container to a container of the same type, TestStand returns the following run-time error: "Variable or property types do not match or are not compatible." Workaround: N/A
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| 250674 Return | Making the return value of the PropertyObject.GetValVariant method a 64-bit integer causes an edit-time error The TestStand Sequence Analyzer returns an edit-time error when you make the return value of the PropertyObject.GetValVariant method a 64-bit integer. However, the sequence executes successfully. Workaround: You can ignore this error.
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| 250700 Return | Message Popup step leaks memory when you enable Display Image or Web Page option The Message Popup step leaks memory when you enable the Display Image or Web Page option and the file is not a .ico or .bmp file. Workaround: N/A
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| 254341 Return | Creating an attribute for a parameter of a substep code module results in an error When you specify the code module for a substep and attempt to create an attribute for a parameter of the code module, the Attributes dialog box returns the "One or more errors have occurred. Please save your work and restart the application." error. This behavior does not occur for substeps that use the .NET Adapter. Workaround: Do not edit or create attributes for parameters of substep modules.
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| 254771 Return | FTP Files step type does not use the current sequence file directory search path to determine a relative path when browsing for files When you use the FTP Files step type and browse for files, TestStand prompts you to add a search directory or use an absolute path even when the file you want to select resides in the current sequence file directory or a subdirectory of the current sequence file directory. Workaround: Manually provide a correct relative path to ensure the step executes correctly at run time.
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| 298378 Return | TestStand Engine File dialog box does not display correctly and is unusable when you set the font size to 150% DPI on Windows 7 On Windows 7, when you set the font size to 150% DPI, the OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, the File Name field, and the Files of Type filter are not visible in the TestStand Engine File dialog box. Workaround: Use a font size up to 125% DPI.
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| 306233 Return | Disabling the Edit Module Prototype option for a step type might not restrict changes to the module of a step instance Disabling the Edit Module Prototype option on the Disable Properties tab of the Type Properties dialog box for a step type does not restrict you from making changes to the module of a step instance if you configured the step to use the LabVIEW, .NET, or ActiveX/COM Adapter. Workaround: N/A
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| 359021 Return | The PropertyObject.CreateReportSection method does not function properly with default input values The PropertyObject.CreateReportSection method returns an error if you do not directly specify the Format parameter. This behavior occurs because the default value of this parameter is an empty string, but the only supported value is XML. Workaround: Ensure that you pass the value XML for the Format parameter. You can pass an empty string for the DefaultName and FormatSting parameters to specify their default values.
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| 360098 Return | The Sequence.GetEffectiveType method returns incorrect values when called from a running sequence The Sequence.GetEffectiveType method always returns the value 0 when called using a reference to a running copy of a sequence, such as the RunState.Sequence.GetEffectiveType() call. Workaround: Call the method on the edit copy of the sequence to obtain the correct value, such as RunState.SequenceFile.Data.Seq["MainSequence"].GetEffectiveType().
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| 360746 Return | A type conflict can occur when you save a sequence file after you change the station model A type conflict can occur when you save a sequence file after you complete the following steps.
Workaround: To prevent this behavior, save any new sequence files before changing the station model.
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| 361039 Return | Terminating a remote Call Executable step might cause a system-level error When you configure a Call Executable step to run the executable on a remote computer, terminating the step might cause the -17502; System Level Exception error. TestStand reports this error only when you configure the standard input, standard output, or standard error to non-default settings. Workaround: You can safely ignore this error, or you can prevent the error from displaying by configuring the Call Executable step to ignore run-time errors. To handle other errors encountered in the Call Executable step, add a step after the call to handle the error information if the execution is not terminating.
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| 322852 Return | Enabling the Log option for parameters of a substep can cause an error When you configure the code module for a substep of a custom step type, enabling the Log option for any parameter on the Module tab of the Step Settings pane can result in a run-time error similar to the following error: Error executing substep '<substepName>'. Parameter <parameterName>': The following error occurred while logging additional result '<parameterName>': Array offset -1 is out of range; range is 0..1. This error occurs because substeps do not support logging additional results. TestStand 2013 and later no longer allows you to configure additional results for substeps. Workaround: To log substep parameter data, store the data in a custom step property within the Result container of the step, and enable the IncludeInReport flag for the property.
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| 334986 Return | LabVIEW Edit substeps do not support LabVIEW class output parameters If you select a code module for an Edit substep you define for a custom step type and the code module specifies a LabVIEW class reference as an output parameter, TestStand returns the following error when calling the code module: Error Executing substep 'Edit' Parameter 'class out': System Level Exception. Error Code: -17502 Workaround: Refer to the TestStand 4.2.1 section of the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article, Using LabVIEW class References with TestStand National Instruments KnowledgeBase article, located at http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/EE3EA0A08FBB6E4A862573A9004C5A07?OpenDocument, for information about how you can pass a LabVIEW class reference as an output parameter for the code module of an Edit substep
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| 347220 Return | Modifying properties within an ExpressionEdit control on the Module tab of the Step Settings pane for a LabVIEW Edit substep can cause TestStand to hang TestStand and LabVIEW hang when all of the following conditions are true:
Workaround: If you encounter this hang, you must end the TestStand process and restart it to recover. To prevent the hang from occurring, ensure that the Module tab is not active on the Step Settings pane when you launch the Edit substep code module that contains an ExpressionEdit control by using the Substeps tab of the Step Type Properties dialog box to launch the substep.
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| 51052 473EH1YL Return | You receive an error when you attempt to directly pass TestStand API objects to a sequence you call on a remote computer When you use a Sequence Call step to call a sequence on a remote computer and you specify an expression that contains TestStand API calls for the value of an object reference parameter, TestStand might display the -17308: Specified value does not have the expected type. error. Workaround: Create a local variable or other property to assign the TestStand API property you want to pass to the remote sequence and use this property in the Parameter Table of the remote Sequence Call step.
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| 334946 Return | TestStand hangs when you use modal dialog boxes in a LabWindows/CVI or LabVIEW code module Workaround: N/A
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| 339035 Return | Reordering array elements in a large array takes a long time and appears to hang TestStand If you attempt to reorder the elements in an array property using drag and drop, the operation can take a long time to complete for large arrays. During this time, you cannot interact with the TestStand environment and it appears to be hanging. Workaround: N/A
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| 358061 Return | Dialog boxes generated in new executions do not display when created within a remote engine If you call a sequence on a remote target and the sequence creates a new execution, any dialog boxes the execution generates—such as a message box or a run-time error dialog box—do not display, making it appear that the execution is hanging. Workaround: N/A
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| 402410 Return | Loading the module of a sequence call step using the API results in an error in certain cases If you configure a Sequence Call step to create a new execution and specify a model file, and you try to load the code module for the step using the Step.LoadModule, Sequence.LoadModules, or SequenceFile.LoadModules method with the LoadModule_LoadModulesInSubsequences option, TestStand attempts to load the specified entry point from the client sequence file instead of the process model, which results in an error. Workaround: You can prevent the error by creating a sequence in the client sequence file with the name of the entry point you want to call. You can obtain the correct sequence to load by giving this sequence a Sequence Call step that calls into the correct entry point.
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| 405812 Return | Type errors might occur when loading a more recent version of a type that is stored only in a sequence file If a step or data type is stored only in a sequence file, you might encounter errors in some cases when opening another sequence file that contains a newer version of the type. This behavior occurs only when the sequence file that contains the type is executed before you open the file that contains the more recent type version. Workaround: If this behavior occurs, close and reopen the file that contains the older version of the type.
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| 405858 Return | Using modal dialog box functions to handle the ApplicationMgr.DisplayCustomRunTimeErrorDialog event results in incorrect behavior The ApplicationMgr.DisplayCustomRunTimeErrorDialog event allows you to launch a custom dialog box when a run-time error occurs. However, using modal dialog box functions to handle this event results in incorrect behavior because the event handler is always executed in the UI thread. Workaround: N/A
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| 104628 Return | Some dynamically defined toolbar items disappear on refresh If you drag a dynamically created submenu item to the TestStand toolbar, the item you added might disappear from the toolbar when you refresh the menu by pressing the <Ctrl> key. Workaround: N/A
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| 164425 Return | Sequence editor caches Execution windows By default, the sequence editor caches Execution windows to work around an issue where the operating system occasionally leaks objects when you close windows. As a result of caching, the sequence editor process holds on to Windows USER and GDI objects. Windows Task Manager reports that the sequence editor does not release USER and GDI objects when you close Execution windows, which is expected behavior because the sequence editor reuses the USER and GDI objects in subsequent executions. By default, TestStand caches all Execution windows until the number of available USER objects or GDI objects in the TestStand process is less than 1000. Typically, you do not need to change this limit, but you can specify the maximum number of windows in the cache by creating a DWORD registry value named SeqeditExeDocCacheSize under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\National Instruments\TestStand\4.x key. The recommended value is the number of execution windows you typically have open concurrently when running executions in the sequence editor. For example, if you typically run a batch process with eight test sockets, specify a value of 9, which includes eight executions that correspond to the test sockets and one controlling execution. You might leak USER objects and GDI objects when the number of concurrent execution windows you create is greater than the number you specify in the registry. The registry entry is an unsigned integer. A value of 0 disables the cache. When the sequence editor attempts to open a new document and finds that there are fewer than 500 USER objects or GDI objects available, the sequence editor clears the cache and returns a warning message. Workaround: N/A
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| 164426 Return | Selecting the Show Differences option in the Workspace pane context menu can result in a hang if source code control diff or merge utilities are not installed If you right-click a file on the Workspace pane and select Show Differences from the context menu, the TestStand Sequence Editor might hang if the difference and merge utilities the source control provider specifies are not installed. Workaround: N/A
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| 42416 4ETBRHYL Return | Step Type Menu Editor dialog box displays an error and closes when dragging groups quickly with the mouse The Step Type Menu Editor dialog box returns an error and closes when you drag groups quickly with the mouse. The dialog box works correctly when you open it again. Workaround: N/A
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| 51030 46PDBH77 Return | Selecting different steps is slow when a very large array is expanded on the Variables pane Selecting different steps on the Steps pane of the TestStand Sequence Editor is slow when you select an element of a large array on the Variables pane. Workaround: N/A
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| 51062 46QAPEG0 Return | You cannot view the Sequence Properties or Sequence File Properties dialog boxes without unlocking a file first The TestStand Sequence Editor incorrectly prompts you to unlock a file before launching the Sequence Properties or Sequence File Properties dialog boxes. Workaround: N/A
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| 51293 477DFO9Q Return | Property object leaks reported when closing the TestStand Sequence Editor from the Windows taskbar The TestStand Sequence Editor occasionally reports property object leaks when you select Close from the Windows taskbar context menu to close the application and you enabled the Report Object Leaks option in the Debug Options dialog box you access from the Preferences tab of the Station Options dialog box. Workaround: N/A
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| 51301 47DDCJ77 Return | Variables pane incorrectly highlights an expression property in red The Variables pane incorrectly highlights an expression property in red when you select multiple steps and the expression contains references to variables in locals, parameters, or file globals. Workaround: Select each step individually.
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| 51578 47RDI9YL Return | Create Custom Data Type from Cluster dialog box appears multiple times when multiple steps are selected The LabVIEW Module tab incorrectly launches the Create Custom Data Type from Cluster dialog box multiple times when you select multiple steps and you click the Create Custom Data Type button. Workaround: Select only one step before you click the Create Custom Data Type button.
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| 137446 Return | Double-clicking a Sequence Call step that calls a sequence in a new file does not scroll the Sequences pane if the new sequence file is not already open Double-clicking a correctly specified Sequence Call step opens the sequence being called and highlights the sequence on the Sequences pane. However, if the sequence file being called is not already open, the sequence is highlighted on the Sequences pane, but the Sequences pane does not scroll so that the selected sequence is visible. Workaround: Scroll the Sequences pane to view the selected sequence.
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| 139956 Return | TestStand User Interfaces do not reload a process model if it is modified on disk while loaded into memory If the sequence editor or a user interface loads a process model into memory and the process model then changes on disk, the sequence editor or user interface does not automatically reload the process model. This issue occurs because loading a sequence file automatically loads the associated process model, and the process model can be modified on disk by a Source Code Control (SCC) system or by another TestStand process. Workaround: Select File»Unload All Modules or manually open the process model file from disk to force a reload of the process model.
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| 148181 Return | Variables pane can become hidden or partially covered when you auto-hide it and then remove the auto-hide When you use the Large Screen Example sequence editor configuration and you have two Sequence File window tabs tiled and you auto-hide the Variables pane in one Sequence File window and then remove the auto-hide, the second Sequence File window cuts off part of the Variables pane. Workaround: Close the Sequence File window and reopen it to fix the display of the Variables pane. You can also reset the layout using Sequence Editor Options dialog box.
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| 157583 Return | Undoing changes from the Update Automation Identifiers tool makes all steps in the selected sequence disappear If you undo changes from the Update Automation Identifiers tool, all steps in the selected sequence disappear from the Sequences pane. Workaround: Click on a different sequence and then return to the original sequence to make the steps reappear. You can also close and reload the file to workaround this issue.
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| 51939 49O5JI9Q Return | TestStand Sequence Editor seems to hang when launching the Customize Toolbar dialog box after changing the number of monitors in the system The Customize Toolbar dialog box is a modal dialog box. If you configured a system to use multiple monitors, opened the Customize Toolbar dialog box, then moved the dialog box to a secondary monitor screen before closing the dialog box, when you remove the additional monitor(s) from the system, the TestStand Sequence Editor appears to hang the next time the Customize Toolbar dialog box launches. This occurs because the Customize Toolbar dialog box tries to display on a monitor that no longer exists in the system. Workaround: If you experience this apparent hang, press the <Enter> key to close the modal Customize Toolbar dialog box. Configure the system to use multiple monitors, launch the Customize Toolbar dialog box, move the dialog box to the primary monitor, and then close the dialog box. If you remove the additional monitor(s) from the system, subsequent launches of the Customize Toolbar dialog box display the dialog box on the primary monitor.
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| 248968 Return | Watch View pane returns an error when you drag an object held by a reference onto the pane For an Object Reference called Ref that references a TestStand property called Foo, when you drag Foo to the Watch View pane, TestStand populates the watch expression with Ref.Foo and returns an error. Workaround: Drag the Object Reference into the Watch View pane and expand it to get to the property you want.
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| 359036 Return | An error can occur when you use the Find/Replace in Files dialog box in sequence files with a SequenceFileLoad Engine callback When you use the Find/Replace in Files dialog box to replace text in an unopened sequence file, the following error can occur if the sequence file contains a SequenceFileLoad Engine callback: Replacing the matched text in the value of object <object> with <string> failed. Cannot edit <sequence file name>. The file is either in use by an execution, marked as read-only, or you do not have the necessary user privileges. This error occurs because the callback executes when the Find/Replace in Files dialog box opens the sequence file, which blocks the Find/Replace in Files dialog box from editing the sequence file. Workaround: Open in the sequence editor any sequence files that use the SequenceFileLoad callback before you use the Find/Replace in Files dialog box to modify them.
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| 354474 Return | Cannot drag and drop array elements when sorting is enabled on any column on the Variables pane Refer to the National Instruments KnowledgeBase article, http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/5F08134811CB6B0A86257A2300574A03?OpenDocument, for more information about this issue. Workaround: N/A
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| 308947 Return | An error occurs when you use the Paste function in an array of object references If you copy an object reference property to the clipboard and then attempt to paste the object reference into an array of object reference properties, TestStand returns the Expected Container found Object Reference. Error Code: -17308, Specified value does not have the expected type error. Workaround: Use the Insert Element or Resize Array functions to add elements to an array of object references instead of using the Copy and Paste functions
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| 314004 Return | You can cannot edit the struct and cluster passing setting after you set the data type as hidden If you set a container data type to be hidden using the PropFlags_Hidden or PropFlags_HiddenInTypes flags, you cannot edit the struct and cluster passing setting. This behavior only occurs if the struct and cluster passing setting is disabled before you set the data type as hidden. If the struct and cluster passing setting is enabled, you can continue to edit the setting even after you set the data type as hidden. Workaround: To change the struct and cluster passing setting of a hidden data type, unhide the data type, change the struct and cluster passing setting, and then rehide the data type.
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| 350367 Return | The Module tab on the Step Settings pane does not display in certain cases after you change the type for a step The Module tab on the Step Settings pane does not display when you complete the following steps, and you cannot configure the code module and its parameters for the step.
Workaround: To recover from this issue, save the sequence file and restart TestStand. You can avoid the issue by creating a new step instead changing the type of an existing step.
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| 127509 Return | Application Manager control might hang if TestStand is not licensed If you do not activate TestStand properly, the Application Manager control can hang after you call the Start method. Workaround: N/A
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| 50235 43FETR00 Return | Cannot navigate to adapter buttons using the keyboard within the Insertion Palette pane You cannot use the keyboard to navigate to the adapter buttons within the Insertion Palette pane for non-.NET applications. Workaround: N/A
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| 50418 44CB5HGH Return | SequenceView and ListBar controls can leak memory The SequenceView and ListBar controls can leak memory when you quickly launch and dismiss the context menu multiple times. Workaround: N/A
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| 50421 44BDJQRA Return | VariablesView control can leak a Windows USER object The VariablesView control can leak a Windows USER object when you use the keyboard to change a Boolean value. Workaround: N/A
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| 51251 476DR6B8 Return | CheckBox control Color properties do not work when used as a button The CheckBox.ForeColor and CheckBox.BackColor properties do not change the appearance of a control when you set the CheckBox.Style property to CheckBoxStyle_Button. Workaround: N/A
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| 138406 Return | The /run and /runEntryPoint command-line arguments are ignored when no user is logged in The Application Manager control automatically handles the /run and /runEntryPoint command-line arguments to run a sequence when a user interface is started. However, if you set the ApplicationMgr.LoginOnStart property to False, the command-line arguments are ignored, even if you also set the StationOption.RequireUserLogin and StationOption.EnableUserPrivilegeChecking properties to False. Workaround: Modify the user interface to automatically log in a user.
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| 199119 Return | Clicking a step icon deselects all other selected steps If you select multiple steps to move within a sequence or to move from one sequence to another sequence, clicking a step icon deselects all the other selected steps. This behavior does not occur if you click anywhere else in the highlighted region. Workaround: Hold or key when clicking, or click any part of the highlighted region other than a step icon to drag and drop a collection of steps.
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| 52249 4ADBS5B8 Return | ActiveX controls located within user controls, such as tabs or panels, on a .NET form might disappear A known issue with ActiveX controls in the .NET Designer results in the disappearance of ActiveX controls. This behavior might occur at edit time when you move ActiveX controls into or out of the user control, or it might occur at run time when you programmatically create or move ActiveX controls within the user control. Workaround: If the ActiveX controls disappear in the .NET Designer at edit time, close and reopen the form. If the ActiveX controls disappear at run time, override the OnCreateControl event to call the Hide and Show methods on each ActiveX control.
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| 298496 Return | Expression Browser dialog box elements do not display correctly if the font size is set to 150% DPI If the font size of Windows 7 is set to 150% DPI, the Replace and Insert buttons, descriptions, and variable names on all tabs of the Expression Browser dialog box do not display correctly or at all. Workaround: You can still use the Expression Browser dialog box by double-clicking on an element. If you do not select any text, double-clicking an element inserts the element in the expression control at the bottom of the current cursor position. If you do select text, double-clicking an element replace the existing text with the element. Hovering over an element launches the context help, which contains almost all the information that is this display issue hides.
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| 301993 Return | TestStand ActiveX user interface buttons connected to the CommandKind_Edit commands might exhibit unexpected behavior If you use a button to trigger a CommandKind_Edit command, such as CommandKind_Edit_Delete, clicking the button does not result in a delete operation. This unexpected behavior occurs because clicking the button moves the focus from the TestStand User Interface control that you want to delete to the button, and TestStand cannot determine which control to delete. Workaround: Use shortcut keys or other events that do not remove focus from the TestStand User Interface control to trigger CommandKind_Edit commands.
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| 361491 Return | TestStand User Interface developed with LabVIEW Actor Framework hangs When creating a TestStand User Interface using the LabVIEW Actor Framework, LabVIEW might hang if actors that contain TestStand UI Control references are initialized while other actors are initializing. Workaround: Use synchronization to ensure that actors that contain TestStand UI Controls are not initialized while other actors are initializing.
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| 164433 Return | TestStand MFC user interface might leak GDI objects when creating and destroying child windows on Windows XP SP2 MFC-based applications, such as TestStand User Interfaces, might leak GDI objects on computers that run Windows XP SP2 when the applications create and destroy child windows. Windows XP SP3 fixes this issue. Workaround: Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 319740, located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319740, for information about how to resolve this known Microsoft issue.
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| 141889 Return | LabVIEW User Interface in Editor Mode ignores the <Alt+Enter> shortcut to launch Step Properties dialog box The LabVIEW User Interface in Editor Mode lists the shortcut to launch the Step Properties dialog box as <Alt+Enter>. However, pressing this key combination does not launch the dialog box. Workaround: Use the <Ctrl+Shift+P> is the correct shortcut for launching the Step Properties dialog box in the LabVIEW User Interface in Editor Mode. Alternatively, you can double-click the step or right-click the step and select Step Properties from the context menu.
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| 255848 Return | You cannot paste additional results in user interfaces other than the TestStand Sequence Editor In the sequence editor, you can cut or copy an additional result and paste the result in the same step or in a different step. In a user interface, the AdditionalResults cut, copy, and delete context menu options work, but the paste option does not. Workaround: Manually create the additional result you were trying to paste.
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| 256758 Return | Using the keyboard to select multiple variables in the Variables View control does not work in the MFC, LabWindows/CVI, or LabVIEW UIs In the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), LabWindows/CVI, or LabVIEW Editor UIs, you cannot select multiple variables by holding down the <Shift> key and using the up or down arrow keys on the keyboard. This issue does not exist in the .NET Editor UIs. Workaround: Use the mouse along with the <Shift> key to select multiple variables in the Variables View of the MFC, LabWindows/CVI, or LabVIEW Editor UIs.
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Document last updated on 6/28/2013