Accessing the Infor Lawson Editor

The first time you open Infor Lawson Editor, a dialog box lets you to set user defaults. If you choose cx/ced, Infor Lawson Editor matches defaults from the Environment as closely as possible. If you choose lx/led, Infor Lawson Editor opens with the new defaults.

  1. From the Environment Utilities menu, select Programmer Utilities.
  2. Select Program Maintenance Tools.
  3. Select Lawson Editor.
    The Initial File to Edit window appears, with the current directory in the Directory field.
  4. Specify a file name from the current directory.

    - or -

    Press Select (F4) and choose a file. Use the ../ selection to change directories.

  5. To show the file you selected in the Editor, click OK.

    - or -

    At the command line, specify lx and the appropriate options from the 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 Infor 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 instead of the default.

    See Changing User Options.
    T Search for tags in the file tagfile first.
    t Open the file at a defined tag.