Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Prerequisite for MonkeyTalk environment setup

INSTALL JAVA


Java 6 or higher version need to be install in your workstation.( http://www.java.com/en/download/ OR http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp).

Double check whether java has install correctly by typing java at the command prompt.

If it’s not working;
Type control sysdm.cpl,,3 in the Run dialog (Win+R) and click Environment Variables.
Then check whether you your java bin folder path is available on the PATH variable as on the below image.



Figure 1-edit user variable



INSTALL ECLIPSE

Need to install a latest version of eclipse or latest version of ADT (Android development toolkit).
Eclipse should work as it is so no need to worry about below things.
If eclipse is not working;
Use the below link and update the eclipse.











ANDROIS SDK

Download the latest android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html .
Install it in to your workstation.

Open the SDK manager and if there are any packages need to be install (As on the image), please click on the highlighted button.



Figure 2-android sdk manager





CONFIGURE THE ECLIPS OR ADT FOR ANDROID SDK

After preparing all the above setups,
We need to show the android SDK folder path to ECLIPS or ADT, in order to do that,
Navigate to your Android SDK installed directly and copy the file path up to SDK folder.
Go to Windows and then Preferences from the Eclipse or ADT.
Select android from the left side.

Past it in the SDK location on the Android preferences area.
Click apply.
If you follow the steps correctly you will able the see a list of target names as on the image.


Figure 3-eclipse preferences


Now user should able to open the Monkey talk IDE without getting any errors.




ERROR MESSAGES / FAQ

1.       If you get this error message while opening Monkeytalk IDE;



Figure 4-error mgs

Make sure that you're version of Eclipse and JDK match, either 64-bit or both 32-bit.