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VVIEW_E_RECORDING (0x0211)
Could not start requested test as the recorder is active and starting the test would interrupt the
recording session
VVIEW_E_FAILEDTOSAVE (0x0212)
Tried to save the data file, but save failed. Check for read-only attribute on the requested save file and
sufficient disk space.
VVIEW_S_WAITING_FOR_BOX (0x0213)
Waiting for IOBox to initialize, data returned will remain zero until the box is initialized.
VVIEW_E_WINDOWSERROR(0x214)
Windows returned an error, check the error message on the dialog itself.
See Also:
Excel example spreadsheet on distribution CDROM \Examples\ActiveX
2.7.4 How to use a file to control VibrationVIEW
How to use an ASCII file to control VibrationVIEW
Remote control requires the optional ActiveX component of VibrationVIEW .
To control VibrationVIEW with an ASCII file:
1. Edit the "C:\Program Files\VibrationVIEW4\shaker.ini" file
2. Locate the "[System Parameters]" section in the file.
3. Add this line: "Remote Control File=C:\Program Files\VibrationVIEW4\RemoteControl.txt".
4. Start VibrationVIEW .
VibrationVIEW will now monitor the file "C:\Program Files\VibrationVIEW4\RemoteControl.txt".
VibrationVIEW will report status in a new file "C:\Program
Files\ VibrationVIEW 4\RemoteControl.Status". To remotely control VibrationVIEW you can write the
following commands to this RemoteControl.txt.
load <FileName> This command will load test profile specified with fully qualified path
<FileName>
run
Run the currently loaded test
mat <FileName> Save the data to file <FileName> as a Matlab file
csv <FileName> Save the data to file <FileName> as a comma delimited file
save <FileName> Save the data to file <FileName> as a VibrationVIEW file
stop Stop the currently running test.
status Write the current StopCode to RemoteControl.Status
See Also:
Visual Basic (version 5) example code on distribution CDROM \Examples\VBTest
2.8 How to create customized reports
2.8.1 Overview
How to create customized reports
Reports are generated using mail merge type processing. The program reads in a template file,
substitutes data values and graphs in place of keywords, and writes the resulting data to an output file.
The template files can be either plain text or Rich Text Format files. Plain text files can have data
values but no graphs. Rich Text Format files (using extension .rtf) can contain data values and graphs,