[beefsupreme]

Please bear with me, I'm new to Eclipse in general, but I've been using google extensively.

I'm currently working on a project that is checked out from a CVS repository. It's a java web application that runs via Tomcat, and acts as a reporting tool on another (remotely hosted) database.

I have it checked out from CVS as a 'Java Project', and I'm needing to debug. I currently have the Sysdeo Tomcat plugin installed, but I have problems occasionally with the plugin, so I start Tomcat from the command prompt. The problem is that I've read many tutorials on 'remotely debugging' Java applications in Eclipse, but when I drop down the 'Run' menubar and select 'Run', the list does not display the 'Remote Java Application' option that is present in all the tutorials; all I can select from are 'Java Applet' and 'Java Application'.



Is this a problem with me having it set as a 'Java Application'? Any suggestions or help would be a huge help.

[jsugrue]

I may be wrong, but you need to create the new configuration through the Run... dialog. (See EclipseZone - Remote Debugging with Eclipse ... for example).

If that doesn't work, maybe try downloading the version of Eclipse for J2EE development - Eclipse downloads - mirror selection

Let me know if that solves it
James

[beefsupreme]

Originally Posted by jsugrue

I may be wrong, but you need to create the new configuration through the Run... dialog. (See EclipseZone - Remote Debugging with Eclipse ... for example).

If that doesn't work, maybe try downloading the version of Eclipse for J2EE development - Eclipse downloads - mirror selection

Let me know if that solves it
James

James, the problem was caused from needing to create the new configuration. Thanks!
-Daniel

edit- I'm still working on getting Tomcat to connect, but failing to set up the connection is why I wasn't even seeing the option.