12/06/05
In my previous note about QuantumDB, I explained how to use an SQL database within Eclipse. But now, the question is how to automate the run of a SQL script using Ant...
Note: to illustrate this, we will use a MySQL datatbase but it's the same idea with another database.
12/05/05
How to use QuantumDB - an SQL Eclipse Plug-in - on a MySQL database -
Categories: Eclipse plug-ins -
Serge Baccou
@ 10:32:45 pm
QuatumDB is a SQL plug-in for Eclipse. It works for a lot of databases included MySQL, HSQLDB, IBM Informix, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase...
The goal of this blog note is to discover how to install and use QuantumDB on a MySQL database.
12/04/05
HtmlUnit tests with Eclipse and Ant -
Categories: Eclipse Platform, Ant, Eclipse plug-ins -
Serge Baccou
@ 03:10:11 pm
This note explains how to perform HTML unit tests within eclipse using HtmlUnit. HtmlUnit is a java unit testing framework for testing web based applications. It is a member of the JUnit family. This method work for any kind of web development project, not only Java ones but also PHP projects for example, as we are testing the HTML as it appears on the client side.
In this article we will also see how to integrate these tests with Ant.
Using Subversion from the Internet with Eclipse -
Categories: Eclipse Platform, Subversion -
Serge Baccou
@ 10:52:37 am
In my previous note entitled Installing and using Subversion on Windows with Eclipse, I was concentrated on the installation of Subversion on my PC. The current note explains a better solution for collaborative development: using Subversion (aka SVN) from the Internet.
09/29/05
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Siobhan O'Mahony has presented preliminary results of her study Competing on a Common Platform presented at last Eclipse Members Meeting (September 22, 2005). Here a some interesting figures. Eclipse community is composed of:
Note that a lot of commiters are still from IBM. |
09/28/05
How to create a plug-in with Eclipse 3.1? -
Categories: Eclipse Platform, Eclipse plug-ins, Tutorials -
Serge Baccou
@ 02:32:59 pm
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Until now, I was only a user of the Eclipse Platform. Today, I want to know how to create a new simple plug-in with Eclipse 3.1 using the Plug-in Development Environment (PDE). The first goal is really simple: use the PDE to create a kind of Hello World plug-in. What a nice surprise when I have discovered that the Eclipse guys have the idea to create a wizard to do that! This wizard really simplify the creation of a Hello World Eclipse plug-in... |

