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Starting Studio from the Command Line
Studio provides access to the TDV Server and its resources. When you start Studio, you need to know the TDV Server instance to which you want to connect, the domain, and the port ID. For details, see the TDV Installation and Upgrade Guide or the TDV Getting Started Guide.
To start Studio from the command line
1. Open a UNIX or Windows command line tool.
2. Type one of the following:
Command
Description
studio.bat
Starts Studio from a DOS prompt.
studio.sh
Starts Studio from a UNIX prompt.
studio.bat -server=hostname
Starts Studio from a DOS prompt for a specific TDV Server.
studio.sh -server=hostname
Starts Studio from a DOS prompt for a specific TDV Server.
3. Enter your user credentials and information for the TDV to which you are connecting. For details, see the TDV Installation and Upgrade Guide or the TDV Getting Started Guide.
4. Click Connect.
5. Click OK.
Studio opens on the Modeler tab (top tab along the left edge of the window.
See About Studio for information about how the Studio user interface is organized.