Call Settings Tab

Use the Call Settings tab in the TestStand Sequence Editor to specify the executable path, arguments, and options for the Call Executable step, which launches an application or runs a system command.

The Call Settings tab contains the following options:

• File Pathname —Absolute or relative pathname for the executable or file the step calls. The step launches non-executable files using a system-associated executable, if defined.
• Specify File Path by Expression —Enable this option to specify that the file pathname is an expression the step evaluates at run time.
• Working Directory —A working directory for the executable that the step calls. The ring control contains the following options:
  • Use File Directory —The directory of the file that the step calls.
  • Use Sequence File Directory —The directory of the sequence file for the step. This option is not available when calling executables on remote computers.
  • Use Current Working Directory —The current directory of the TestStand process at the time of the call.
  • Specific Directory —The directory the Working Directory path specifies.
• Working Directory Path —An absolute path to use as the working directory. This control is available only when you select Specific Directory in the Working Directory control.
• Specify Working Directory by Expression —Enable this option to specify that the working directory path is an expression the step evaluates at run time.
• Argument Expression —An expression that the step evaluates at run time to determine the arguments to pass to the executable. The step appends arguments after a non-executable file pathname when performing a call using a system associated executable.
• Initial Window State —Specifies whether the step launches the executable as a hidden, normal, minimized, or maximized application, and whether the application is active initially.
• Remote Settings —Launches the Remote Settings window, which specifies whether the step performs the call on a remote computer.

See Also

Remote Settings Window