Each driver has a General Property page.

Name

The base name of the Driver, taken from the name attached to the driver icon. This does not correspond to the name of the driver shortcut in the Workspace window.

Default Name

The name by which the Driver will be referred to in procedures and programs. Usually, this name is a descriptive name, for example, "DMM."

File

The path and filename of the file containing the Driver. The filename corresponds to the name of the Driver shortcut.

Type

The type of file for which properties are being displayed. Within Driver properties, this will always be "Driver."

Always Call OnInit/OnEnd Events (v8 146c)

Check to force the run-time to run the driver OnInit and OnEnd events when loading/unloading the application in DoIt! or FormIt! modes. Normally ATEasy will not call this events prior to execution of code in these modes and these events are only called when starting to run the whole application (i.e. Run Start from the IDE menu). Setting the check box for the driver is similar to setting the same global option in the Other Options page, however setting the option page will cause all modules (driver, system and program) OnInit/OnEnd events to be called. This option is used for instruments or drivers that always require special code to be executed before and after the driver is used, this could be creating and closing driver handles.

Status

The date and time when the Driver file was last saved, together with the size of the file. More information about file versions can be found on the Sharing page.