Forte 4GL (UDS) basics - main binaries

nodemgr:
flags
-fns IPv4:port starts
name service

-e envName
environment manager

-fnd nodeName
node manager

ftexec:
interprets anyApp.btd files

rpstart rpstop rpserver:
to start development repositories.

personal: never use the automated install on Windows and get used to starting environment, repositories & application using batch files. this avoids env var contention and keeps the environment clean. this was supposed to help but it does not if you run several different versions of Forté or connect to different environments ... and as a developer it prevents sysadmin shuting down your forté executor bringing to a halt your IDE ... I confess I did it many times.

viva -fi, -fm, -fns, -fnd, -e, -n ...

export FORTE_ROOT=/forte

start the envmgr: nodemgr -e envName -fns mySvrIP:myPort

start the repository: rpserver -n myRepLogicalName -fr bt:/pathtobtdfile/myRep -fns mySvrIP:myPort

start the IDE: ftexec -fi bt:$FORTE_ROOT/userapp/forte/cl0/forte -fr myRepLogicalName -fw myWKS -fns mySvrIP:myPort