National Instruments Corporation

Patrick J Christmas

Alain G Moriat

Scott Richardson

Jose Hernandez

System and method for creating a measurement application. User input specifying a sequence of functions implementing a measurement application is received, where the sequence of functions are executable to perform a specified task utilizing one or more hardware devices, and where the user input further specifies the hardware devices. Configuration of the measurement application is automatically analyzed according to rules specifying operation of the sequence of functions and the hardware devices. One or more errors in the measurement application are automatically determined based on the analyzing, and error information regarding the errors is displayed on a computer display, where the error information is usable to modify the measurement application to correct the one or more errors. In response to the error information, user input modifying the measurement application to correct the one or more errors may be received and/or the measurement application may be automatically modified to correct the errors.

Measurement project analyzer

An improved method and system for detecting differences between first and second test executive sequence files in a computer system. Each of the test executive sequence files may comprise a plurality of interrelated objects. The objects may be compared and differences between the objects may be displayed. The objects may comprise one or more of: a sequence; a global variable; and/or a data type. A sequence may comprise: a step, a parameter, and/or a local variable. A step of a sequence may comprise a tree structure of step properties. Each step property may comprise one or more of: a property value, property flags, and/or a property comment. An object may comprise a hierarchy of objects (e.g., a parent object and a child sub-object). Differences between the hierarchy of objects may be detected. Differences may be navigated. Each displayed difference may be characterized as an insertion or a deletion.

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Patrick J Christmas