Getting started

On Linux:

Install Erlang/OTP.

• e.g. apt-get install erlang Maybe other erlang packages need be installed too.

On Windows:

• Download Erlang from www.erlang.org

Download the Erlang-command-line-interface git clone git://github.com/josemic/Erlang-command-line-interface_otp.git

Run within the directory "Erlang-command-line-interface_otp":

• `mkdir ./appl1/ebin
• `mkdir ./appl2/ebin
• `mkdir ./tcp_connection/ebin
• erlc -o ./appl1/ebin/ ./appl1/src/*.erl
• erlc -o ./tcp_connection/ebin/ ./tcp_connection/src/*.erl

All sources will be compiled and the telnet server will be started on Port 1025. Run Erlang within the directory "Erlang-command-line-interface":

• erl -pa ./tcp_connection/ebin/ -pa ./appl1/ebin/ -pa ./appl2/ebin/

On Erlang command line: If you want to see debug output (optional):

• application:start(sasl).
  If you want to change the default port, which is 1025, e.g. to port 1026
• application:set_env(tcp_server, port, 1026).
  If you want to change the name prefix of the default configuration file, which is "Configuration". The file loaded depends on the n name of the application e.g. appl1. <prefix>_<application_nameS>
  If the prefix is "ConfigurationUnix" and the started application is "appl1" then the name of the load configuration file is "ConfigurationUnix_appl1.txt"
  If you want to change the prefix of the application (recommended, make sure the configuration file is available):
• application:set_env(tcp_server, conf_file, "ConfigurationUnix").

Now start the tcp_server:

• application:start(tcp_server).

Start the application monitor to see the OTP processes and
click on the icon 'tcp_server'(optional):

• appmon:start().

Now start the application and load the configuration file "ConfigurationUnix_appl1.txt":

• appl1:start().

Run one or more telnet terminals on the port defined above:

• telnet localhost 1026

Note: As short cut for the steps above had been defined:

• s:s().