| Embeded external tools in Eclipse? [message #116483] |
Mon, 25 August 2003 22:17  |
Eclipse User |
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Originally posted by: kachung_ho.yahoo.com
Hi,
I am working on a visualization plug-in which is used to display data
graphically. I want to allow the user to run an external visualization
program programmatically.
For example, if I want to run c:\windows\system32\calc.exe, the current
implementation of the external tools function will execute this in a new
window. Is it possible to run it within a view instead?
Thanks,
Tim
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| Re: Embeded external tools in Eclipse? [message #116617 is a reply to message #116483] |
Tue, 26 August 2003 11:24  |
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Originally posted by: eric.rizzo.jibeinc.com
Tim wrote:
> I am working on a visualization plug-in which is used to display data
> graphically. I want to allow the user to run an external visualization
> program programmatically.
>
> For example, if I want to run c:\windows\system32\calc.exe, the current
> implementation of the external tools function will execute this in a new
> window. Is it possible to run it within a view instead?
I think this is only possible if the application has some kind of
embedding API (like OLE or ActiveX). For example, MS Word documents get
opened up in an Eclipse editor tab. That said, MS Word in particular
performs pretty poorly for me in this mode, so I usually right-click
..doc files in Eclipse and choose Open with > System Editor.
HTH,
Eric
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Eric Rizzo
Software Architect
Jibe, Inc.
http://www.jibeinc.com
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