Standard Input Tab

Use the Standard Input tab in the TestStand Sequence Editor to specify the standard input the step passes to the call. You must configure the step to wait for the call to use this tab.

• Input Method —Specifies how the step creates the standard input for the executable. This option is valid only when the step is waiting on the executable. The ring control contains the following options:
  • No Input —Provides no standard input to the executable. If you redirect either the standard output or the error to a variable or property, this option provides an empty string as an input. When you specify the No Input, Ignore Standard Output, and Ignore Standard Error options, the executable uses a default console window, if created, in which users can manually enter standard input. The executable displays standard output and errors in the default console window.
  • Expression —Use an expression that the step evaluates at run time to determine the standard input.
  • String —Use a literal string as standard input.
  • File on Local Machine —Redirect the content of a file on the local machine as a standard input.
  • File on Remote Machine —Redirects the content of a file on the remote machine as standard input. This option is available only when calling remote executables. Relative pathnames are relative to the working directory the call specifies.
• Input Expression —An expression that the step evaluates at run time to determine the standard input for the executable.
• Input String —A literal string that the step uses as standard input for the executable.
• Input File Path —Absolute or relative pathname for the local or remote file to use as standard input.
• Specify Input File Path By Expression —Enable this option to specify that the input file pathname is an expression the step evaluates at run time.