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Implement databases listing in database connection dialog
author Daniele Nicolodi <nicolodi@science.unitn.it>
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2 <p>Setting up MATLAB to work properly with the LTPDA Toolbox requires a few steps:</p>
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4 <ul>
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5 <li>
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6 <p><a href="setup.html#path">Add the LTPDA Toolbox to the MATLAB path</a></p>
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7 </li>
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8 <li>
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9 <p><a href="setup.html#startup">Starting LTPDA Toolbox</a></p>
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10 </li>
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11 <li>
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12 <p><a href="setup.html#prefs">Edit the LTPDA Preferences</a></p>
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13 </li>
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14 </ul>
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16 <a name="path" id= "path"></a>
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17 <h3 class="title">Add the LTPDA Toolbox to the MATLAB path</h3>
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19 <p>
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20 After downloading and un-compressing the LTPDA Toolbox, you should add the
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21 directory <tt>ltpda_toolbox</tt> to your MATLAB path. To do this:
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22 <ul>
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23 <li> File -> Set Path... </li>
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24 <li> Choose "Add with Subfolders" and browse to the location of <tt>ltpda_toolbox</tt> </li>
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25 <li> "Save" your new path. MATLAB may require you to save your new <tt>pathdef.m</tt> to a
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26 new location in the case that you don't have write access to the default location. For more
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27 details read the documentation on "pathdef" (<tt>>> doc pathdef</tt>). </li>
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28 </ul>
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29 </p>
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31 <a name="ltpdastartup" id= "ltpdastartup"></a>
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33 <a name="startup" id= "startup"></a>
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34 <h3 class="title">Starting LTPDA Toolbox</h3>
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36 <p>
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37 To start using the LTPDA Toolbox, execute the following command on the MATLAB terminal:
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38 <div class="fragment">
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39 <pre>
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40 ltpda_startup </pre>
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41 </div>
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42 This should launch the LTPDA Launchbay, and you should see the LTPDA logo on the MATLAB terminal.
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43 When you run this for the first time, you will also be presented with the LTPDA Preferences GUI from
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44 where you can edit the preferences for the toolbox (see below).
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45 </p>
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46 <p>
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47 If everything has gone well, you should be able to run a set of built-in tests by doing:
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48 <div class="fragment">
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49 <pre>
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50 run_tests
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51 </pre>
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52 </div>
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53 This will run about 100 test scripts. These test scripts can be found in <tt>$ltpda_toolbox/examples</tt>
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54 and serve as useful example scripts.
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55 </p>
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56 <p>
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57 In order to automatically start the LTPDA Toolbox
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58 when MATLAB starts up, add the command <tt>ltpda_startup</tt> to your own <tt>startup.m</tt>
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59 file. See <tt>>> doc startup</tt> for more details on installing and editing your own <tt>startup.m</tt> file.
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60 </p>
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62 <a name="prefs" id= "prefs"></a>
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63 <h3 class="title">Edit the LTPDA Preferences</h3>
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65 <p>
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66 The LTPDA Toolbox comes with a default set of starting preferences. These may need
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67 to be edited for your particular system (though most of the defaults should be fine).
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68 To edit the preferences, you first need to have the LTPDA toolbox installed as described
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69 above, then run the command
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70 <div class="fragment"><pre>
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71 LTPDAprefs
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72 </pre></div>
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73 or click on the "LTPDA Preferences" button on the launchbay. You should see the following GUI:
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74 </p>
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76 <img src="images/LTPDAprefs.png" alt="LTPDA Preferences GUI" border="0"> </p>
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77 <p>
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78 Edit all the preferences you want and then click apply to save the preferences. These new preferences
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79 will be used each time you start LTPDA.
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80 </p>
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