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          With the launch of Flex Builder, i decided to move all my development environment to eclipse. A lot of great plugins are available, and it's sometimes hard to find the good one. So i will put here my selection of plugins and how to install them.

First of all, you need to install eclipse SDK
 Download : Eclipse SDK 3.2.2, Windows (121 MB) 
                         Other downloads for 3.2.2 

just unpack the folder to your desired location, it will create the following directories :

       <installDir>

Launch eclipse.exe, and give a path to your default workspace. Now eclipse is installed and ready to be used ! :-)

 FlexBuilder 2.0.1 plugin
download the trial version here

launch the installer and select

specify the location of your eclipse directory and let's the installation begin.

     optional : ColdFusion Extensions for Flex Builder

     it's available in <FB2installDir> 

1. In Flex Builder, select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
2. Select the Search For New Features To Install option, and then click Next.
3. Click New Archived Site.
4. Select the CF_FB_Extensions.zip file, and then click Open.
5. When the Edit Local Site dialog box appears, click OK.
6. Ensure that the CF_FB_Extensions.zip is selected, and then click Finish.
7. In the Search Results window, select the check box next to CF_FB_Extensions.zip, and then click Next.
8. Select the I Accept The Terms In This License Agreement option, and then click Next.
9. Click Finish.
10. Click Install All.
11. When the installation is complete, click Yes to restart Flex Builder. 

 CFEclipse plugin (http://www.cfeclipse.org)

The best way to get CFEclipse is to use the built-in installation and update management tools that come with Eclipse. Here's how:

1. Select the "Help->Software Updates->Find and install" menu option
2. On the screen that is displayed, select 'Search for new features to install' and click the 'Next' button
3. Now click the 'New Remote Site' button
4. Enter a name for the update site, for example "CFEclipse". In the URL box, enter "http://www.cfeclipse.org/update" and click the OK button
5. You should now have a 'CFEclipse' node in the 'Sites to include in search' box. 
6. Tick the 'Stable CFEclipse' box and click 'Next'
7. Eclipse will contact the CFEclipse site and retrieve the list of available plugins.
8. Tick the plugin with the highest version number and click 'Next'
9. The next instructions are self-explanatory, agree to the license, install the software and restart Eclipse
10. Once Eclipse has restarted CFEclipse should have been successfully installed
    

 Aptana plugin (http://www.aptana.com/)

Aptana is a JavaScript-focused development environment for building Ajax applications. Installation via the update management tools that come with Eclipse. Here's how:

1. Select the "Help->Software Updates->Find and install" menu option
2. On the screen that is displayed, select 'Search for new features to install' and click the 'Next' button
3. Now click the 'New Remote Site' button
4. Enter a name for the update site, for example "Aptana". In the URL box, enter "http://update.aptana.com/install/3.2/" and click the OK button
5. You should now have a 'Aptana' node in the 'Sites to include in search' box. 
6. Tick the 'Aptana' box and click 'Next'
7. Eclipse will contact the Aptana site and retrieve the list of available plugins.
8. Tick the plugin with the highest version number and click 'Next'
9. The next instructions are self-explanatory, agree to the license, install the software and restart Eclipse
10. Once Eclipse has restarted Aptana should have been successfully installed