loading a separate StationGlobals file

[warren_scott]

I've got a case where I have a running TestStand execution (happens to be TS2012)

I have a separate StationGlobals.ini file from ANOTHER computer/station/instance (is in a different location on harddrive with different file name, eg Station2SG.ini)

I want to be able to load Station2SG.ini into a propertyobject in TestStand (but not actually load into and overwrite my existing StationGlobals.* of my current execution -- I just want to interrogate the values in the file.

Unfortunately the file is NOT the simple xml or ini file that I could read with another utility and parse values out, and I'm stuck with that format.

Any suggestions for how to load the values of that file into PropertyObject.*?  I've tried ReadPropertyObjectFile() but that doesn't work for StationGlobals files.

[~jiggawax~]

Not sure if this will work for you but you can trick it.  Change the path and then change it back.

Just a thought.  Check out the example.

You will need to change the NewPath in the Set File Paths step.

[RaviShrigiri]

Hi,

I tried this with the existing stationglobals.ini.It should work with other stationglobals.ini files also.

1) Insert a statement step : (locals.file is a object ref type)

Locals.File = RunState.Engine.NewPropertyObjectFile(FileType_PropertyObjectFile),
Locals.File.AsPropertyObjectFile.Path = RunState.Engine.GetTestStandPath(TestStandPath_Config) + "\\StationGlobals.ini", //Change path 
Locals.File.AsPropertyObjectFile.ReadFile(ConflictHandler_Error), // loads the configuration file properties

2) To read/access a value do this in a statement :

Locals.str=Locals.File->Data.StrStationGlobal_1  //  StrStationGlobal_1  is a string in my stationglobals

Hope this helps.

Ravi

[warren_scott]

Thanks to both -- I got both methods working.

Thanks!

[~jiggawax~]

Ravi's method is safer.  Then you don't have to set the station globals back.