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Ant Editor in Eclipse 1.6.1 [message #256514]

Mon, 28 June 2004 21:39

Bobby Berns

Messages: 10
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I'm new to using eclipse, but finding it quite valuable. I've been going
through the basic tutorial and am up to the point where I am working
through the "Ant and external tools Tutorial".

I created a file HelloWorld.xml which caused explorer to open. I closed
that and tried to open with Ant Editor. But the only editors shown as
available in the context popup are system editor, text edior, and default
editor. The tutorial says there would be an "Ant Editor" But alas it is
not there. I have downloaded and installed Apache Ant 1.6 and set the
environment variable ANT_HOME, plus added to the path the Ant bin
(C:\ant\bin) in the system path. I am using Windows XP pro.

There is probably something obvious I am missing, and I sure could use
some help.

If you CAN help me, please contact me at bobby@eagle-i.com

Thanks,

Bobby Berns

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Ant Editor in Eclipse 2.1 or 3.0 [message #256557 is a reply to message #256514]

Tue, 29 June 2004 05:07

Bobby Berns

Messages: 10
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Thinking it may have been the version of Eclipse I was using (2.1) I
decided to download 3.0 - Still no Any editor when I try to do an "opem
With..." on a file called HelloWorld.xml

> If you canhelp me, please contact me at bobby@eagle-i.com

> Thanks,

> Bobby Berns

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Re: Ant Editor in Eclipse 2.1 or 3.0 [message #256562 is a reply to message #256557]

Tue, 29 June 2004 06:18

Darin Swanson

Messages: 2386
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Have you set up a file association for *.xml with the Ant editor?

By default the Ant editor is only associated with build.xml files.
Window>Preferences>Workbench>File Associations>Add

Note as well that Eclipse 3.0 ships with Ant 1.6.1 so there is no need to
download and install Ant 1.6.1 and set Ant home if you are using Eclipse 3.0

HTH
Darins

"Bobby Berns" <bobby@eagle-i.com> wrote in message
news:cbqtev$gai$1@eclipse.org...
> Thinking it may have been the version of Eclipse I was using (2.1) I
> decided to download 3.0 - Still no Any editor when I try to do an "opem
> With..." on a file called HelloWorld.xml
>
> > If you canhelp me, please contact me at bobby@eagle-i.com
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Bobby Berns
>
>

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