LyciaStudio

 

LyciaStudio structure

LyciaStudio documentation

Running LyciaStudio

Launching workspace

 

LyciaStudio is a simple-to-use, intelligible and organized development environment for both the development of new 4GL projects and maintenance of already existing 4GL projects.

 

LyciaStudio runs from Java environment, meaning it can be run on any platform that supports Java.

 

LyciaStudio is an all-in-one workbench based on the standard Eclipse IDE:

 

In this part of Lycia documentation, you can find all the necessary details about LyciaStudio:

 

LyciaStudio layout:

Menu bar

Main toolbar

LyciaStudio interface:

Perspectives

Views

Code editors

Preferences:

General preferences

4GL preferences

Install/Update preferences

Run/Debug preferences

Team preferences

LyciaStudio functionality:

Bookmarks

Tasks

LyciaStudio: How to

Create

Import and export

Build and compile

Debug

Run applications

Configure

Search, compare, and replace

Install new features and update

 

LyciaStudio is a part of Lycia full package and is installed with it:

 

 

Once installed, you can run LyciaStudio in the following way:

 

On Windows, you can run LyciaStudio

 

from the Start menu

 

 

by double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop

 

 

 

On Unix/Linux, you can run LyciaStudio as follows.

 

(a)

 

navigate to lyciastudio:

 

/opt/Querix/Lycia/lyciastudio

 

run LyciaStudio:

 

./lyciastudio

 

(b)

 

source environ:

 

. /opt/Querix/Lycia/environ

 

run LyciaStudio:

 

lyciastudio

 

At Step 1, you can export variables (e.g., necessary for database connection) or add them to env.properties.

 

When LyciaStudio is launched, you have to choose a workspace to store your projects:

 

 

By default, the workspace is located on the local disk C. Developers can have more than one workspace to fit project organization goals, or all projects can be stored within just one workspace.

 

Number of workspaces that can be used or created and switched between simultaneously is not limited. However, each separately run LyciaStudio requires its own workspace.