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Change eclipse workspace programmatically [message #539639]

Fri, 11 June 2010 15:03

Raja Kannappan

Messages: 24
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

We have an eclipse RCP application and we would like to set the default eclipse working directory to user home directory (right now the default is current directory)

I understand that I can do this using -data option. But, I see that it does not work when I put this option in .ini file. It only works when I pass it as an option in command line to .exe file.

Also, is there a way to set this option programmatically?

Thanks in advance,

- Raja.

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Re: Change eclipse workspace programmatically [message #539676 is a reply to message #539639]

Fri, 11 June 2010 19:59

Andrew Niefer

Messages: 990
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

"-data" should work in the eclipse.ini file, make sure to place the argument
on the next line:

-data
/path/to/workspace

It is also possible to put it in the config.ini:
osgi.instance.area=/path/to/workspace

Raja Kannappan wrote:

> We have an eclipse RCP application and we would like to set the default
> eclipse working directory to user home directory (right now the default is
> current directory)
>
> I understand that I can do this using -data option. But, I see that it
> does not work when I put this option in .ini file. It only works when I
> pass it as an option in command line to .exe file.
>
> Also, is there a way to set this option programmatically?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Raja.

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Re: Change eclipse workspace programmatically [message #539679 is a reply to message #539676]

Fri, 11 June 2010 20:13

Raja Kannappan

Messages: 24
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Yes. It works when I put it in the next line. I initially put it in the same line and it did not like it.

I would like to set it to user's home directory and not hard code the location. That's why I was wondering if there is a way to set this programmatically. Or, is there a way to point data location to user home directory from ini file?

Thanks.

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