Starting and stopping a station

A station must be running before you can connect to it.

You are connected to a platform that will host or already hosts a station.
  1. Expand the Platform node in the Nav tree or double-click Platform.
    The contents of the platform node opens in the tree or in the main view.
  2. Double-click the Application Director ( ).
    The Application Director view opens.
  3. To select a station, click the row in the table.
    This action highlights the station. When a station is selected, the framework displays its standard output and enables the right-side buttons that apply to the station.
  4. To access the station’s shortcut menu, right-click the row in the table.
    The shortcut menu (a subset of the application and output actions buttons) opens.
  5. To open the Workbench (Fox) connection to a running station, do one of the following:
    • To open the connection in the current tab, double-click the station row in the table.
    • To open the connection in a new tab, press Ctrl and double-click the station row in the table
    If the station is not running, a double-click does not change the view.
  6. To perform other station functions, use the buttons on the right.
    • To configure the station to start automatically any time the host computer is re-booted, enable the Auto-Start option. Clear this option to disable auto-start.
    • To automatically attempt a restart any time a station fails, enable Restart on Failure. Clear this option to disable automatic restart.
    • To start the selected station, click Start.
    The station starts and displays standard output and error messages in the window. Depending on the status of the station selected, the standard output text consists of one of the following:

    • If the station is running, the output updates in real time. As more text is written by the station, the system appends it to the bottom of the output area.

    • If the station is not running, the output text is from the most recent execution of that station.

    • If no station is selected, the output text area is blank.

  7. To view all the daemon output, use the scroll bars.
  8. To copy the output to the clipboard for further analysis, use the Windows copy shortcut (Ctrl + C)