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Java Forum / Tools / August 2004taking Eclipse for a Spin
I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. Anyway it dies with a 500 server error. IE can't seem to deal with URLs of this form that Eclipse help is giving it. 127.0.0.1:64019 Opera eats them just fine. So two questions: 1. What is the matter with IE? 2. Why is Eclipse using IE rather than my default browser?  SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. Coaching, problem solving, economical contract programming. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html for The Java Glossary. > I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up > Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > 1. What is the matter with IE? Don't know. On my platform (Win2000/Eclipse3/Mozilla as default browser), IE displays Eclipse help docs with no problem. > 2. Why is Eclipse using IE rather than my default browser? If you want your default browser to display help docs, make sure you have ticked "Always use external browsers" in menu Window/Preferences/Help. Otherwise, Eclipse will use the system's HTML component, which will be IE on Windows. HTH, Z. >If you want your default browser to display help docs, make sure you have ticked "Always use >external browsers" in menu Window/Preferences/Help. Otherwise, Eclipse will use the system's HTML >component, which will be IE on Windows. that fixed it. Thanks. SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. Coaching, problem solving, economical contract programming. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html for The Java Glossary. > I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up > Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > 1. What is the matter with IE? Most browsers, given "host:port" as a URL, will append "http://" to it automatically. But in my experience IE doesn't (perhaps depending on settings and versions). Most likely "http://127.0.0.1:64019" would work. SignatureThanks, M.Biswas Hi, > 1. What is the matter with IE? Perhaps it thinks that 127.0.0.1 is the protocol? > 2. Why is Eclipse using IE rather than my default browser? Don't know - works fine for me here. Cheers, Dave. > I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up > Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > IE can't seem to deal with URLs of this form that Eclipse help is > giving it. 127.0.0.1:64019 I am having the same problem on a brand new Windows XP Pro system, i.e., the Eclipse help pages of the form http://127.0.0.1:64019 do not display anything regardless of the external (IE, Mozilla, FireFox) or internal browser. I believe the problem is the help server does not start up correctly even though the JDK is properly installed. Has anyone else encountered this problem and figured out to make it work? [ I also cannot start up Tomcat or the Sun App Server, for when I run the script, http://localhost:8080 is not recognized. ] Thanks --Gil > Opera eats them just fine. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 2. Why is Eclipse using IE rather than my default browser? >>I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up >>Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I am having the same problem on a brand new Windows XP Pro system, > i.e., the Eclipse help pages of the form http://127.0.0.1:64019 Note that the port number of the help server (64019 above) may be different each time you start Eclipse. > do not display anything regardless of the external (IE, Mozilla, > FireFox) or internal browser. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks --Gil Check if your firewall (if you have one) is blocking java.exe/javaw.exe. Regards, Z. > >>I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up > >>Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Note that the port number of the help server (64019 above) may be different each time you start Eclipse. I agree, but Help in Ecplise 3.0 works just fine on a Win2000 system I have access to. There is something peculiar going on with WinXP Pro that I have been unable to determine. > > do not display anything regardless of the external (IE, Mozilla, > > FireFox) or internal browser. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Check if your firewall (if you have one) is blocking java.exe/javaw.exe. I am not using a software firewall. I have verified I can execute java and javaw from a command line. Thanks for your suggestions. --gil > Regards, > Z. >>>>I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up >>>>Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >>Regards, >>Z. I'm not familiar with XP/Pro, but doesn't XP/Pro have its own builtin firewall? (and, as you were speaking of a "brand new system", isn't it enabled by default?) Executing java/javaw from commandline might be OK, but have you tried a java program that actually creates an internet connection (i.e. creates a socket connection)? The firewall allows java to run *until* java tries to create a socket connection: if it is configured to block it, the creation of the socket will fail and, in case of Eclipse, the help server will not start (properly). You might find traces of this in the Eclipse log (Window->Show view->Error log). [For Tomcat and Sun App server have a look in the "logs" directories]. HTH, Z. Z, WinPro XP does not come with its firewall active. The firewall was not the cause of my problems. Checking the Eclipse .log file, Tomcat, which serves up the help pages, was not starting up. I'm not sure which version of Tomcat comes bundled with Eclipse, but when I switched my SDK from 1.4.2_05 to 1.4.2_03, Tomcat started up and the help pages displayed correctly. FYI, Tomcat 5.0.27 will not start up under SDK 1.4.2_05, but will under 1.4.2_03. Gil > >>>>I downloaded Eclipse. The orientation seems to want to bring up > >>>>Internet Explorer rather than my usual Opera. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >> > >>Check if your firewall (if you have one) is blocking java.exe/javaw.exe. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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