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SGOSGO 

Dont get 'Select metadata components' on Projects Contents Form in IDE when creating new project

When I create a new Force Project I donot get the 'Choose Initial Project Contents' form that I see in all documentation which shows 'Selected Metadata components' as an option.

 

The form I get is entitiled 'Create Newe Force.com Project' and it offers the following options

 

- All packaged components and default unpackaged components

- Contents of package

- Custom unpackaged component types

- none

 

I am using Eclipse SDK version 3.3.2. I am able to attach to projects, refresh form server, deploy etc, but I an perplexed as to why I get a different version of this screen that what I see in the Salesforce documention and online content.

 

Any Ideas?

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
JonPJonP

You are using an old version of the IDE.  Install the latest one following the instructions here:

http://wiki.apexdevnet.com/index.php/Force.com_IDE_Installation_for_Eclipse_3.3.x

 

Note that the Eclipse Update Site URL changed with Winter '09 to http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/.

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JonPJonP

You are using an old version of the IDE.  Install the latest one following the instructions here:

http://wiki.apexdevnet.com/index.php/Force.com_IDE_Installation_for_Eclipse_3.3.x

 

Note that the Eclipse Update Site URL changed with Winter '09 to http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/.

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SGOSGO
But I thought Eclipse SDK version 3.3.2 was the latest version. Is it that I have the wrong version of 3.3.2. (Should it be the Java EE version?)
JonPJonP

The Eclipse Platform/SDK is an open source project from the Eclipse Foundation (http://www.eclipse.org).

 

The Force.com IDE is a plug-in to the Eclipse Platform.  It is created and distributed by salesforce.com. The latest version of the Force.com IDE is Winter '09 (v14.0.2).  The latest version of the Eclipse Platform supported by the Force.com IDE is Eclipse 3.3.2 (though there are more recent releases of the Eclipse Platform).

 

So you are using the correct version of Eclipse, but you are not using the latest version of the Force.com IDE plug-in.

 

My recommendation is that you install a new, clean copy of Eclipse 3.3.2 and install the latest Force.com IDE plug-in into it.  Instructions for doing so can be found here:  http://wiki.apexdevnet.com/index.php/Force.com_IDE_Installation_for_Eclipse_3.3.x

 

If you have any trouble with installation, or further questions, feel free to post them here.

 

Jon

BDArnzBDArnz
Anyone know why this issue is bacK??????  I see this post from 2009.  This wasn't a problem for me for a long time.  My computer HDD failed last fall so I had to reinstall Eclipse and Force.com IDE and now I can't select the initial components anymore.

I initially installed Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler) and had this problem as well as many errors when updating project contents.  I have since installed Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) and am running Force.com IDE version 29.

Please don't tell me I have to revert back to Eclipse 3.3!

HELP!