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    If you haven’t checked out the latest version of CFEclipse, be sure to install the update… it’s definitely a major improvement and will help you to perform your job better.  There are many enhancements, fixes, and additional functionality that make this release a milestone in the life of CFEclipse.  According to their web site:

CFEclipse 1.3 has been finally released after a years development. This release includes a number of new features including: External Browsers, Multiple ColdFusion version dictionaries (such as Railo, BlueDragon and ColdFusion 5, 6 and 7), a Component Explorer, improved FTP, drag and drop linking to files, "Edit this tag" functionality (both using the right click on a tag or Ctrl + T), A Dictionary viewer to get information on tags and functions with double click insert support and a host of other improvements over the previous version.

You can install CFEclipse into your current Eclipse installation by:

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. Tick the plugin with the highest version number and click ‘Next’
8. The next instructions are self-explanatory, agree to the license, install the software and restart Eclipse
   Once Eclipse has restarted CFEclipse should have been successfully installed

If you are already using CFEclipse, you can install the latest stable version by:

1. Select the "Help->Software Updates->Find and Install…" menu option
2. On the screen that is displayed, select the ‘Search for updates of the currently installed features’ and click the ‘Next’ button
3. If there are any updates for your current plugins, you will be able to select those, and click install.

Also, as a side note, those using Aptana should also upgrade to their latest version (0.2.7.13425) which was released on 02/05/2007 and includes the Aptana  JavaScript Debugger.

Lastly, be sure to check out the new CFEclipse TV section, which provides some screencasts showing you the features of both CFEclipse and Eclipse in general.  If you are still using Dreamweaver, then take a look and see what you’re missing.