Accessing the Lawson Editor
Note: The first time you open Lawson Editor, a dialog box
lets you to set user defaults. If you choose cx/ced, Lawson Editor
matches defaults from the Environment as closely as possible. If you
choose lx/led, Lawson Editor opens with the new defaults.
To access Lawson Editor (lx)
- From the Environment Utilities menu, select Programmer Utilities.
- From the Programmer Utilities menu, select Program Maintenance Tools.
- Select Lawson Editor. The Initial File to Edit window appears, with the current directory in the Directory field.
-
Type in a file name from the current directory.
- or -
Press Select (F4) and choose a file. Use the
../
selection to change directories. -
Press OK.
- or -
At the command line, type lx and the desired options from the following table.
lx [-grbn] [+{n}] [-o file] [-T tagfile] [-t tag] [filename...]
Choose To g
Allow the Editor to take on the 4GL ( led
) personality.r
Open the file as read only, regardless of Lawson Editor’ permissions. b
Open at a previously defined bookmark. n
Open the next file in the command string when the last open file is closed. +
{n}Open the file starting at line number n. o
Open with option file file instead of the default. For more information, see the section, Changing the User Options. T
Search for tags in the file tagfile first. t
Open the file at a defined tag. The file you selected appears in the Editor.