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how to run an external tool in a view? [message #798728]

Wed, 15 February 2012 02:12

Murat CINAR

Messages: 2
Registered: February 2012

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to write a plugin to eclipse, which basically needs to run an external exe program in a tab in eclipse. as I see, tabs in eclipse are called views. I am able to create my own view, and I am able to create a builder for my external tool as well, when I run it, the external tool fires up, but in its own window, and my view shows up correctly.

What I am trying to do right now is, trying to embed the external tool to run inside of my plug-in's view(tab). Is this possible at all?

I appreciate any help.
Thanks,

Murat.

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Re: how to run an external tool in a view? [message #798916 is a reply to message #798728]

Wed, 15 February 2012 08:20

Satyam Kandula

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

The question can be better answered in the SWT forum. Here are two links which could help you
http://www.eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t95593.html
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/article.php?file=Article-ActivexSupportInSwt/index.html

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Re: how to run an external tool in a view? [message #803053 is a reply to message #798916]

Mon, 20 February 2012 21:40

Murat CINAR

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Registered: February 2012

Junior Member

Thank you for your reply.

I tried to do it with SWT. But, I was able to embed a few tools inside eclipse such as MS word, excel and Visio, but all of them were MS propitiatory products. When I tried with Enterprise Architect, which is the tool that I am trying to embed, I got the error : Class ID not found in registry result = -2147221018 . Does anyone know how to solve this, I tried many things but at the end I have been told that I cannot extend this feature if it is not supported by the developers of that tool.
Is there any other way to embed an application inside eclipse using any other technique? I know that the tool that I want to use supports COM and Activex. But, I was not able to convert COM Activex to SWT OLE Activex. I think that is not possible either.
I greatly appreciate any help.

Thanks,
Murat.

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