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Delete workbench.xml before startup [message #725637]

Thu, 15 September 2011 11:55

Richard Koop

Messages: 15
Registered: July 2009

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I have an old user workspace that I want to migrate to use with a new version of my RCP app (to not loose user preferences). Problem is that some of the view IDs have changed so I get invalid view/perspectives after startup. I want to clear out the workbench.xml the 1st time the app is started (then I'll set a preference to not do it again the next time!). Is there a command to do this?

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Re: Delete workbench.xml before startup [message #726199 is a reply to message #725637]

Fri, 16 September 2011 19:03

Richard Koop

Messages: 15
Registered: July 2009

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Figured it out. Before the workbench starts (ie. in a bundle with a lower start level than the workbench bundle) you just have to delete the workbench.xml. Then I set a preference to ensure this is only done once.

if (!(new InstanceScope().getNode("org.eclipse.ui.workbench").getBoolean("alreadyMigrated", false)) {
  IPath location = Platform.getLocation();
  IPath workbenchXml = location.addTrailingSeperator().append(".metadata").addTrailingSeperator().append(".plugins").addTrailingSeperator().append("org.eclipse.ui.workbench").addTrailingSeperator().append("workbench.xml");
  if (workbenchXml.toFile().exists()) {
    workbenchXml.toFile().delete();
  }
new InstanceScope().getNode("org.eclipse.ui.workbench").setBoolean("alreadyMigrated", true);

[Updated on: Fri, 16 September 2011 19:08]

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