Help with Eclipse

Report · Nov 07, 2008

I've been searching for the answer for my problem and did not find any. Maybe some of you in this forum can help me?
I downloaded eclipse 3.4.1 and CFEclipse yesterday. Everything works except:
1. My line number is missing even after checking it in Preferences.
From other forum I found out a work around for it and that is to edit the org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs found on
workspace folder but I don't even have this file.
workspace > .metadata >.pugin> .org.eclipse.core.runtime > .settings and edit org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs to add
this line: LineNumberRuler=true

Again, I don't have the file called: org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs
I'm wondering if anyone could point me to where I can download this file?

2. Auto complete is not working on this version.
In my previous version, when I typed in CFDump then an array of cfdum attribute will show up
How tos et this up?

Thanks for helping.
Mega_L

Report · Nov 07, 2008

Hi there..
the missing line number issue is tricky.
it is actually set in two different places, one in CFeclipse and one in
eclipse itself.
iirc, both must be set to see the line numbers in your CFeclipse editor.

try this...

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cfeclipse->editor for switching on line numbers.

However what has not been documented is that you also need to switch it on
at

General->editors->text editors

Now after doing that you need to close the open files and reopen them for
line numbers to appear.

This is one damn annoying bug that has been there from day dot, but when it
is first setup it is something that never needs to be touched again. Which
is why it maybe never has been fixed.
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or this
http://groups.google.com/group/cfeclipse-users/browse_thread/thread/087620d9911964ce/af67f8d60e7602f...

As for auto-complete, can't help you there. Mine works fine.
However, I am actually running eclipse 3.3 (Europa, not Gannymede) ,
as I was told that is the last stable version for CFeclipse.

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Report · Nov 10, 2008

Thank you for responding but on my cfelipse > editor I don't see any option to check show line number
and when I wanted to download Eclipse Europa it is not there anymore. At least on eclipse site, on their download site, nothing is named Europa anymore.
Anyone have suggestion on how can I download eclipse Europa, please????

Report · Nov 10, 2008

Look on the left hand menu. It lists both ganymede and europa packages
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

Report · Nov 11, 2008

I have just installed eclipse Classic (Ganymede) as well and had the same problem.
It is easy to make correction so you don't have to uninstall and reinstall eclipse.
If you have installed eclipse Classic (Ganymede) and found that the line number and autocomplete do not show up you can follow these steps to make them work again:

To make your line number show up on eclipse:
1. Locate the "workspace" folder from your explore. I chose to install mine on c drive (c:/workspace) yours may be on the document/setting (by default)
2. drill down to org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs :
.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings\org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs
If you don't find org.cfeclipse.cfml.prefs than create one using notepad and put the following content:

#Mon Nov 10 14:38:57 EST 2008
eclipse.preferences.version=1
__autoIndentOnTagClose=true
cfeclipse.editor.showToolbar=true
minimumCodeFoldingLines=5
lineNumberRuler=true

The most important is the last line: lineNumberRuler=true

If you already has that file, open it and if you don't see lineNumberRuler=true then add one and save

3. When you're done, close your eclipse and reopen, you should see the line number

To create autocomplete or tag-insight:
Right click your project, and select 'Add Remove CFE Nature'.

When it is done, you should see tag-insight is working

Report · Nov 11, 2008

alecken,

How is CFEclipse working with Ganymede? Just wondering if they resolved the compatibility issues in the earlier versions and it is safe to upgrade.

Report · Nov 18, 2008

I've been working with Ganymeade and CFEclipse for a few weeks now and I think I'm pretty happy with it.
At first I was frustrated with the missing line numbers and also the tag-insight but after I found a work around ( like the one I posted below) I'm good.
I have not yet try to add the RDS plug in, I saw somewhere in the forum that some people found problem when installing RDS plugin in Ganymede.Has anyone tried it yet?

Report · Nov 12, 2008

Thanks for this.

Report · Nov 15, 2008

I was wondering the same...
i am running 'europa' for compatibility with cfeclipse.

Michael Evangelista, Evangelista Design
Web : www.mredesign.com Blog : www.miuaiga.com
Developer Newsgroups: news://forums.mredesign.com

Report · Nov 15, 2008

> I was wondering the same...
> i am running 'europa' for compatibility with cfeclipse.

All I have heard so far is about the installation. Nothing beyond that, good or bad. A separate install might be the way to go for now.
http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/thread.cfm/threadid:57967

Report · Nov 15, 2008

> How is CFEclipse working with Ganymede

Well, I installed Ganymede in a separate folder. So far the basics seem to be working with CFEclipse.

Report · Nov 15, 2008

thanks for the follow-up

aside from a neato name, have you found anything in Ganymede that you
wish you'd had before, in Europa?
I depend on eclipse daily, set up just the way I have it - always up for
improvement but sure don't want to fix what ain't broken.

Michael Evangelista, Evangelista Design
Web : www.mredesign.com Blog : www.miuaiga.com
Developer Newsgroups: news://forums.mredesign.com

Report · Nov 18, 2008

> have you found anything in Ganymede that you wish you'd had before, in Europa?

No, but I have a rather plain vanilla setup with Europa. So I spent most of my time checking out different versions and new packages rather than fully exploring the basics. With the non "Classic" versions (3.4 and SR1) I ran into some dependency issues with CFEclipse 1.3.1.6, related to equinox. I ran out of time before I got a chance to try things with CFEclipse 1.3.2 beta. For now I am running both side by side.

Report · Nov 18, 2008

alecken,

What flavor did you install 3.4 or SR1 and "Eclipse Classic" or another version?

> At first I was frustrated with the missing line numbers and also the
> tag-insight but after I found a work around ( like the one I posted below)
> I'm good.

Yes, I encountered that with one of the versions but fortunately found blog entries on both rather quickly.

> when installing RDS plugin in Ganymede.Has anyone tried it yet?

I did. With one of the versions it would not install due to dependency conflicts.

Report · Nov 18, 2008

alecken wrote:
> I have just installed eclipse Classic (Ganymede)

... I should really learn to read 😉

Report · Nov 19, 2008

> when installing RDS plugin in Ganymede.Has anyone tried it yet?

On another thread BKBK mentioned trying the CFEclipse 1.3.2 beta. It did the trick. Ganymede 3.4.1 + CFeclipse 1.3.2beta and the RDS plugin are now working together nicely.

Report · Nov 20, 2008

Mine is Ganymede 3.4.1 and not sure about the CFEclipse. How to find out what eclipse version that I have on my machine?
I really want to get the RDS plug in to work with my eclipse but afraid that installing RDS plug in will screw up my current set up. I'm not willing to spend days to fix or install-uninstall eclipse again

Report · Nov 20, 2008

> How to find out what eclipse version that I have on my machine?

At least three ways I know of to check the version number

About Eclipse -> Click the CFEclipse icon and look for the version
About Eclipse -> Click Feature Details -> Look for "CFEclipse"
Help -> Software Updates -> Click the Installed Software Tab -> Look for CFEclipse

> I really want to get the RDS plug in to work with my eclipse but afraid that installing RDS plug
> in will screw up my current set up. I'm not willing to spend days to fix or install-uninstall eclipse again

I installed the J2EE version (not classic) from scratch. So I was not too concerned with existing settings... as there were none ;-) You could always do a backup of your eclipse and workspace folders.