Java Development

[NiKeighley]

Hi!,

I've installed Jave, Eclispse, JDE Plugin and a version of the JDE. The "writing your first application" resource asks me to open Eclipse. I don't get the same initial screen so I'm not sure how to get to a "workspace". When I click on File/New/Project I don't get offered a Blackberry project. If on the other hand I click on ide.bat in the blackberry directory I also don't get offered a blackberry project.

Has my installation messed up somehow? Or am I doing something fundamentally wrong.

"Use Jave to quickly write BlackBerry applications"... 

[santacrab]

Have you tried to select File ---> New ---> Other...

Under this menu you should see Blackberry Project.

[NiKeighley]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply!

No, I don't have an "other" tab.I have General, CVS, Java and Examples? This is starting Eclipse itself. Is that correct?

[NiKeighley]

...and nor do I see a BlackBerry project under file/New/other

[JCarty]

Welcome!

What steps did you use when you installed Java, Eclipse then the Java Plug-in?

Which approach did you take? Did you use the installer or did you use the update site to install the plug-in?

Are you running on Windows? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

[NiKeighley]

Java I downloaded from Sun's site then executed the exe.

Eclispse I downloaded then unzipped the .zip

The plugin and JDE I downloaded from the Blackberry site

I was doing a "cold" install so I assumed an update wouldn't work

32-bit windows, Vista

[JCarty]

When you download the plugin, it prompts you to select a location to extract the folder to. If you select a folder that already has an extracted Eclipse install, it'll install the Eclipse plug-in to it.

If you do not select the Eclipse folder, a new Eclipse install is created at the default folder specified on install or one you select.

[NiKeighley]

I'm pretty sure (I'm not by my PC). I loaded both
Eclipse and extensions into C:/Program Files/Eclipse.
Though the extension complained I had the wrong
Eclipse and loaded a new one, I'll do a reinstall
from Eclipse extension onwards.

[NiKeighley]

sorry for long delay. I'm attempting to reinstall the plugin and JDE. I've de-installed the JDE (no sign of plugin to de-install!).

Installing plugin it says "requires an account with admin priviledges". Does it mean an account with admin priviledges or will entering the admin password do? I don't want to do development in my admin account. 

Is there an easy way to check for a previous plugin installation (eg. look for a file in my eclipse directory)