Source/Destination Tab

The Source/Destination tab for file or clipboard locations contains the following options:

• Data Location —Specifies whether TestStand imports/exports data to the clipboard, a file, or a database.
• File Location —The file location. This control is dimmed when you select clipboard as the file location.
• Format —The file or clipboard data format. The file format can be tab-delimited text ( .txt ), comma-delimited text ( .csv ), or an Excel file ( .xls ). The clipboard format can be tab-delimited text ( .txt ) or comma-delimited text ( .csv ).
• Decimal Point —The decimal point setting TestStand uses to import and export properties.
  Notice If you specify a different decimal point for numeric values when you export and import values from a file, the imported values are not correct.
• Start of Data Marker —The string that designates the beginning of a block of limit data. The marker string must appear at the beginning of a row. The marker string in this control and in the file do not require surrounding quotes.

  Include the <FILE> or <SEQUENCE> tag within the marker to instruct TestStand to automatically substitute the name of the sequence or file on which the step operates. Select <FILE> or <SEQUENCE> from the drop-down list to insert the tag.

• End of Data Marker —The string that designates the end of a block of limit data. The marker string must appear at the beginning of a row. The marker string in this control and in the file do not require surrounding quotes.

  Include the <FILE> or <SEQUENCE> tag within the marker to instruct TestStand to automatically substitute the name of the sequence or file on which the step operates. Select <FILE> or <SEQUENCE> from the drop-down list to insert the tag.

• Skip Rows That Begin With —Causes the Import or Export command to ignore all rows that begin with the string you specify in this control. This feature is useful when the file includes comment lines.
• First Row of Data Specifies Step Property for Each Column —Defines the step property names for each column as the first row of each data block in the file. When you disable this option, you must use the Specify Column to Step Property Mapping text box to specify the list of property names. Separate the property names with commas, as shown in the following example:

  Limits.Low , Limits.High , Limits.String