Version 6.3.8 for Windows
 —  Using Natural Studio  —

Starting and Terminating Natural Studio

This document covers the following topics:

It is also possible to start and terminate a Natural batch session. See Natural in Batch Mode in the Operations documentation.


Starting Natural Studio

A Natural folder automatically appears in the Programs folder of the Start menu after Natural has been installed. It contains the shortcuts for Natural, including Natural Studio and Help. If specified during installation, several shortcuts are also available on your Windows desktop.

Note:
When Natural has been installed in an environment protected by the Windows firewall and can therefore not be started, see Configuring the Microsoft Windows Personal Firewall to Run Natural in the Operations documentation.

Start of instruction setTo start Natural Studio

Notes:

  1. You can set up your own environment by specifying dynamic parameters when starting Natural Studio. See Dynamic Assignment of Parameter Values in the Operations documentation.
  2. When Natural Studio has already been started, you can also set session parameters for the current session. See Using Session Parameters.
  3. While Natural Studio is loaded, the Natural startup map is displayed informing you about the loading progress. See also Suppressing the Natural Startup Map.

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Terminating Natural Studio

When you terminate Natural Studio, the positions of the toolbars and windows are stored.

Start of instruction setTo terminate Natural Studio

Note:
Termination methods can also be defined with the Configuration Utility. See also Program Loading and Deletion in the Overview of Profile Parameters section of the Configuration Utility documentation.

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Suppressing the Natural Startup Map

You can suppress the display of the Natural startup map. To do so, you have to invoke the properties of the shortcut that is used to start Natural Studio. To suppress the startup map, specify a colon (:) after natural.exe in the Target text box. For example:

C:\Program Files\Software AG\Natural\n.n\Bin\natural.exe :

where n.n is the current version number.

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