Plugin Installation Instructions

To install the Emeraldjb Plugin, take the following steps:

1. Download and install the Eclipse Platform version 2.1.2 or greater
2. Download the Emeraldjb plugin for Eclipse EmeraldjbPlugin.zip file
3. Extract the zip file into the directory where Eclipse is installed. (e.g. c:\)
4. Restart the Eclipse Platform.

One of the bigger hurdles of getting a new project started is creating and populating the initial directory structure. The Emeraldjb Project Wizards assits developers with creating a new project and populating it with the basic information needed. To setup a new Emeraldjb Project follow the steps below:

1. In Eclipse click File->New->Project->Emeraldjb Project
2. Fill In the Project Name, Click Next
3. Fill In the Company Name. Used in the copyright statement.
4. Fill In the Domain Name. This will be used as the domain portion of the package structure.
5. Fill In the Project Package name. The will be used as the project portion of the package structure.
6. Select wheather you are working with MySQL or Oracle
7. The web directory structure check box is checked by default. If you do not need the web directory structure, then uncheck the box.
8. Click Finish and the base directory structure and default files will be created for you.