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I can't persuade the AutoUpdate to get past our firewall, so I'm trying to install some downloaded .nbm modules (db.nbm and junit.nbm) On the first wizard page, I select to Install Manually Downloaded Modules. On the second page, I select the two .nbm files. However, when I click the Next button, "To have the Update Center check digital signatures", I just get an empty page titled "Select Modules to Install" and the steps indicator on the left still shows step 2 in bold. Nothing is listed in the "Available Updates and New Modules" box and the Next button is disabled. My only options are to go Back, or Cancel. I'm using version 3.2.1 Build 98.
I also tried installing the modules from the Tools->Options window, by right-clicking on the Modules node and selecting New->Module from NBM file... However, after selecting the module in the file requestor, I get the same empty "Select Modules to Install" page displayed.
Strange, I cannot reproduce it. This situation (empty Selected modules list) should appear, when spec. version of nbm is <= spec. version of currently installed module.. So I have more questions: - Do you have previous versions of these modules installed? If yes, what are current spec. versions? - Do you have read priviledges from nbm's directory? - Where did you get these nbm's? - What are spec. versions of these nbm's? You can find them in nbm, in Info/info.xml Thanks.
>- Do you have previous versions of these modules installed? > If yes, what are current spec. versions? It looks like the junit one has been (there's a junit.jar in the modules directory the same file size as the one in the nbm). I think I was just looking in the wrong place for it in the modules list. Perhaps the Update screen ought to list all the chosen modules, but not let you install any that aren't a newer version? Less confusing than an empty list, since at least then you'd know why they won't install. However, as for db.nbm, there's no sign of its jars anywhere on my system. Plus I only noticed the contrib@netbeans.org message about it last week, and as that's more recent than the 3.2.1 release announcement, I'd be surprised if it had already been in that release. >- Do you have read priviledges from nbm's directory? Yes, it's on the local hard drive and I have full access rights. I can read/extract it myself with jar, without any problem. - Where did you get these nbm's? From the attachment to the announcement message at http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=145847&listName=contrib The module's download page at http://db.netbeans.org/servlets/ProjectDownloadList doesn't have any files available yet. - What are spec. versions of these nbm's? You can find them in nbm, in Info/info.xml Is this the bit you need? <manifest OpenIDE-Module- Install="org/netbeans/modules/db/DatabaseModule.class" OpenIDE-Module-Name="Database Explorer" OpenIDE-Module-Short-Description="Views and modifies the structure of the connected database." OpenIDE-Module-Long-Description="Uses the Explorer to view the current structure of the connected database tables and their data while you are developing database applications or applets within the IDE." OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version="dev-000" Class-Path="docs/db.jar" OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version="1.4" OpenIDE-Module-Display-Category="Database" OpenIDE-Module="org.netbeans.modules.db/1" OpenIDE-Module- Description="org.netbeans.modules.db.docs.HelpSet" />
OK, I tried it and discover that this db.nbm is not valid. So I suggest to download in using AU wizard (and set proxy in first step). CCing Radko - DB module owner
Unfortunately, and as I said in the first place, "I can't persuade the AutoUpdate to get past our firewall". I've got the proxy host and port configured with the same settings that are used by the web browser, but it still won't connect. I just get repeatedly prompted for a user name and password - I get the same with other software, though. I think the proxy's smart (and locked down) enough to not allow anything else through - I entered the autoupdate URL into IE once, and it fetched it with no trouble. So, I guess I'll just have to wait and hope for a valid nbm to appear on the module's web pages.
Component changed from autoupdate to db.
Database Explorer .nbm file were added on the module's web pages. It can be downloaded from http://db.netbeans.org/servlets/ProjectDownloadList
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Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.