Mapping Editor not showing up

macagain · **Joined:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:47 pm **Posts:** 6

I can't seem to get to the Mapping Editor for my *.hbm.xml files.

tried setting file associations in Editor Prefs, but Mapping Editor does not show up there either... (note. Rev Eng editor does appear)

using 3.2b9... any ideas? thanks!

max · **Posted:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:29 am

no editor at all shows up ?

what editor is opened ? It should just be the standard WTP xml editor with hbm.xml hibernate tools specific code completion.

macagain · **Joined:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:47 pm **Posts:** 6

thanks. got it now.

mpettibo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:00 pm **Posts:** 4

i'm not seeing the hibernate mapping editor in the list of editors that i can associate with a file extension. do i need to install the wtp plugin? if so, which version. i tried the 1.5.3 version but i get an error "Hibernate Tools(3.2.0.beta9) requires plugin org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.com (1.1.0) or later version." when i select Web Tools Platform from their update site using eclipse udate.

max · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:16 am

b9 download included the needed dependencies and its about 6 versions ago that we had a specific HBM.XML editor; it now uses the default WTP one and just extend it at runtime.

mpettibo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:00 pm **Posts:** 4

thanks max. just to confirm, i don't have to associate the *.hbm.xml extension with any editor. the reason i'm asking is because i'm not seeing code completion for the DB columns so i'm assuming that the editor that i have associated to the *.xml extension is being used for hbm.xml files, xml buddy. am i off track? :>}

max · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:24 am

db columns completion only works if you have a console configuration associated to the project.

Ways to confirm you have the right editor:

1) the outline view says (Hibernate Tools) as the first node
2) there is code completion for classes, types and packages
3) db column completion works when you have a console configuraiton

mpettibo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:00 pm **Posts:** 4

Thanks again for the help Max. The correct editor is not getting invoked. My default XML editor, XML Buddy, is being invoked for *.hbm.xml files. I tried renaming a file from hbm.xml to .hbm and the default Eclipse text editor was invoked. The icon next to a *.hbm.xml file is an XML doc overlayed with a Hibernate icon if that helps. Anything else I might be able to look at to determine why the WTP editor is not being invoked? This is NOT a critical issue. I would just like to get it working correctly. :>}

max · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:00 pm

it's not working because XML buddy is "overriding" the default WTP XML Editor and hence doesn't enable the hibernate tools "xml editor extensions".

Don't you have a plain "XML Editor" option in "Open with..." ?

mpettibo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:00 pm **Posts:** 4

I did an "open with' XML Editor and got an NPE. The NPE ended up being a problem with an XMLBuddy and default XML Editor conflict. I uninstalled XMLBuddy and I now I get the correct editor when I open an hbm.xml file. Thanks for your patience and help Max.

max · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:59 pm

ah yes - XML Buddy have a bad influence on WTP....I thought later releases of XML Buddy (or WTP) had that fixed. I guess not.