CFEclipse and Adobe CF Extensions in one download

In the first part of this 2 parter I mentioned the differences between the 2 ColdFusion plugins for Eclipse that are out there. Here I have put them into one zip file for you to download and install, it really couldn't be easier to check out the CF environment "everyone is using"*

Update: After a quick read of the EULA from Adobe, it appears that I was being a little naughty by bundling them together. Hence the quick removal/update of the original post (anyone who got here first was lucky). That doesn't mean that you still can't have a cracking CF dev environment. The zip I produced was files taken from 2 sources: Eclipse 3.3 and the ColdFusion Extensions for Eclipse and the CFEclipse download section of the site.

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Difference between CFEclipse and CF Extensions

This post is in two parts as I realised it's probably not good to bombard you with one longgggg post. The second part (which is the reason this post even exists) is about a new zip file that I have put together so you can download CFEclipse and Adobe CF Extensions in one go. This post first off covers the difference between them so you know what you are getting and why you want it;

Incase you don't know the CF Extensions are very different to the CFEclipse plugin for Eclipse but both are essential for your CF development environment.

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Eclipse local help system

Update: This appears to be on a different port for others. As Jax pointed out you can go: Eclipse, select Help -> Help contents to get there as well :o)

I was just going into some help files of Aptana when I came across the local address for the Eclipse Help system at: http://127.0.0.1:58041/help/index.jsp

In there was a wealth of information I just didn't know was on my hard drive ... though I suppose it depends on what plug-in's you've got installed but for me I had:

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Update CFEclipse mailing lists

Mark Drew has posted a list of the updated and current CFEclipse mailing lists.

He does mention that anyone who is still on the Tigris lists needs to unsubscribe as they will soon be deleted.

Ant: Copying files and directories

I know that I've done a post on copying files with Ant, but I really want to take this further and into more detail. To save my fingers a lot of the text below is taken from my first post as moving and copying directories/files is a similar command in principle.

I also want to mention that I am running all my Ant tasks via Eclipse and not the command line. If there is a demand to know how to install Ant and run it from the command line I'll do that post separately. At this point I'm assuming you've got Eclipse and you know you way around it enough? Before we do begin you will need to ensure that you can see the Console 'View', you can get to this by going to:

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Ant: Moving files and directories

First off I wanna say that I'm running all my Ant task via Eclipse and not the command line. If there is a demand to know how to install Ant and run it from the command line I'll do that post separately.

So, what is Ant? Well to steal a quote from Mark Drew, think of Ant as .bat files on steroids. You use XML to describe a set of commands to run a whole range of tasks to do anything from SVN/CVS checkouts, unit tests, FTP, emails, sql, moving/copying folders/files generally just name it!

In this guide I want to cover creating a build.xml file and moving files/folders. I'm assuming you've got Eclipse and you know you way around it enough. Before we do begin you will need to ensure that you can see the Console View.

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Eclipse error logs

If you are ever having trouble with Eclipse or any plugin such as CFEclipse you can always view the "Eclipse error log".

The best way to view these is through Eclipse it self, to see the this goto:

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CFEclipse shortcut for complete line copy and paste

One of the cool things about CFEclipse is that it's built on Eclipse ... just incase you didn't know that. But with this also means that across all my perspectives (perspectives for non Eclipser's are the equivalent to seperates IDE's) you share shortcuts.

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CFEclipse 2.0?

Can you keep a secret? ... apparently I can't

Mark Drew presentations online

For anyone who didn't make it to Scotch or just want a recap Mark Drew has put some of his recent presentations online. Also included are some recent Adobe Connects(still prefer Breeze) as well, so get on over to check them out.

http://www.markdrew.co.uk/blog/page.cfm/presentations