Safe X3 Studio plugin

The Safe X3 Studio project provides several plug-ins which implement Safe X3 Editor and Safe X3 Debugger, supporting X3 application development.


Updating the installation

To check whether there are updates for the items installed in your system (requires Internet access) :

  1. Click Help > Check for Updates.
  2. This will contact the Web sites defined in your Available Software Sites preferences to look for updates. If upgrades are available, they will be presented in the Available Updates wizard.

Safe X3 Studio configuration

User parameters

Safe X3 Studio and X3 engine take into account user parameters which infer on running and debugging execution. These parameters can be modified in User parameters dialog box which can be opened by clicking [ User parameters ] toolbar button.

If "Use Safe X3 Studio editor" option is checked, Safe X3 Studio Editor will be considered as default editor for editing scripts from X3 Client. Otherwise, the X3 Editor (included in X3 Client) will be used.

If "Use Safe X3 Studio debugger" option is checked, the debugger included into Safe X3 Studio will be used for debugging scripts. Otherwise, the X3 debugger (included in X3 Client) will be used.

If checked, the "Use Safe X3 Studio debugger trace" option leads to the creation of a trace file containing internal communication between X3 engine and Safe X3 Studio about debug. These trace files are useful in case of problem when debugging a script. To improve performance, you can uncheck this option.

User parameters

Note that these parameters can also be set up with X3 Client by using Users function (GESAUS) or Personalization function (CHXPERSO).


X3 Client options

Safe X3 Studio can be invoked from X3 client. To make sure communication between themselves can be established, you have to set up parameters in X3 Client Options dialog box (from Tools / Options menu).
You have to select Eclipse installation directory (the directory where Safe X3 Studio is installed), and Eclipse workspace directory (the directory where your projets will be created). The "Server polling" option must be checked to enable link between Safe X3 Studio and X3 Client (for running and debugging scripts). Set polling rate to low value (2 thru 4) for the system to react faster.

Scrutation

Related tasks

Update Safe X3 Studio plugin
Updating the installation (Workbench User Guide)