Force.com IDE - Eclipse Plugin doesn't work?

Question

I'm new to Apex and have just downloaded Eclipse to get to work

Eclipse SDK 3.3.2

I've followed the instructions on

http://wiki.apexdevnet.com/index.php/Force.com_IDE_Installation_for_Eclipse_3.3.x

and have added the Remote site:

http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/

but i get a dialog telling me

"No features found on the selected site(s). Choose a different site or site category"

Any ideas what i've done wrong??

Thanks

Dan

Answer 1

Try that process from a clean eclipse install, and repeat the installation steps, making sure that before clicking on "Finish" you unselect the checkbox at the lower left: "Ignore features not applicable to this environment".

Also, check if http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/ is accessible from your workstation.

Answer 2

Please check your proxy setting by accessing "http://www.adnsandbox.com/tools/ide/install/" URL in any of browser and update proxy setting in eclipse.

Answer 3

Force.com now has a standalone development environment that you don't need to download Eclipse for. Just putting it out there for people who stumble across this post.

Answer 4

Install the latest Eclipse Ganymede and try that. Another good news for you is, force.com is coming with Eclipse galileo plugin in coming release.