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The SDL Explorer Monitor


An SDL Explorer generated by the SDL Suite is similar to a simulator in that it contains an interactive monitor system. The explorer monitor looks and behaves very similar to the simulator monitor; the only real difference is the set of available commands.

Monitor User Interfaces

Two different user interfaces are provided for the explorer monitor, a textual and a graphical.

The textual interface only allows commands to be entered from the keyboard, in the same way as for the simulator monitor.

The graphical interface still allows commands to be entered from the keyboard in the same way, but also provides buttons, menus and dialogs for easy access to commands and other features.

The textual interface is invoked by executing the generated explorer directly from the operating system prompt. This is called running an explorer in textual mode. When started, the explorer responds with the following text:

Welcome to the SDL EXPLORER

Command :

Another prompt may appear if the SDL system contains external synonyms. For more information, see Supplying Values of External Synonyms.

Note:

Before an explorer can be run in textual mode on UNIX, a command file must be executed from the operating system prompt. The file is called telelogic.sou or telelogic.profile and is located in the binary directory that is included in the user's path.
For csh-compatible shells: source <bin dir>/telelogic.sou
For sh-compatible shells: . <bin dir>/telelogic.profile

The graphical interface, known as the SDL Explorer UI, runs in a separate window. It is started from the Organizer by selecting SDL > Explorer UI from the Tools menu. The graphical interface is basically the same as for the simulator monitor. However, some special windows and menus have been added; see Graphical User Interface for more information.

Activating the Monitor

Commands can be issued to the interactive monitor system when it becomes active. The explorer's monitor system becomes active:

Note:

No other characters may be typed before <Return> is pressed.


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