Force.com IDE Developer Guide

Force.com IDE UI Overview
Getting Started with the Force.com IDE
Developing with the Force.com IDE
Testing Code with the Force.com IDE
Deploying Code with the Force.com IDE
Getting Started with the Apex Debugger
Useful References
Force.com IDE Release Notes
Force.com Project Properties
Apex Code Settings: Log Category and Log Level
About Package.xml
Troubleshooting the Force.com IDE: Debug Mode
Additional Resources
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Troubleshooting the Force.com IDE: Debug Mode

If you experience errors in the Force.com IDE, it can be useful to run Eclipse in Debug Mode. This will cause the IDE to write additional information to its system log.

To turn on Debug Mode, add the following parameter to Eclipse's startup command line or in eclipse.ini:
  • -Dforce-ide-debug=true

You can view the system log within the IDE. For more information, see Force.com Log Viewer.

You can also write the zip file to disk for each save, refresh, synchronize, or deploy action, which can be helpful in diagnosing errors. Add the following parameter to Eclipse's startup command line or in eclipse.ini:
  • -Dforce-ide-temp=<full-path-to-directory>

If you need help that is not provided in the Force.com IDE documentation, you can contact the developer.salesforce.com discussion forums. Be sure to include as much information as possible, including any relevant error log entries.

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