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[ BUILD # : RC1 ] [ JDK VERSION : J2SE 1.4.2_02 ] On Runtime - Databases appears an Adaptors element with no use. It has no "Add adaptor..." option as ocurrs in Drivers node. It owns a "Default adaptor" child which is also useless.
Adaptors were completely removed from NetBeans 3.6. Did you use userdir from previous release of NetBeans? If so, please, describe which version you used and how you install the new version.
I used Linux installer and imported from 3.5.1 I would like to notice something: I removed Adaptors by right-clicking and selecting the option menu "Delete Delete" --it appears twice--. "Default adaptor" successfully disappear but Adaptors did not, thus I tried again. No message but Adaptors remained. I restarted the IDE and... Neither Adaptors nor Drivers was there!!
I tried again, but deleting only once. Drivers disappear anyway. Is there a way to create the drivers node again?
Try to disable/enable the module (using Tools->Options dialog)
I already did. Drivers is gone! Anyway, what really matters is that deleting Adapters, Drivers gets removed. There should be a kind of "reconstructor" when module starts, as you pointed in your solution (restarting the module).
As a workaround, please remove Databases folder in your user directory. By default it is located here: <home>/.netbeans/3.6rc1/system/Databases Then start IDE and the Drivers node will appear again.
Yes! There it's again!
I made a patch for this issue. If the Adaptors folder exists (imported from an older version), it is automatically deleted. Adaptors are not used anymore in 3.6 release. QE, what do you think, should this be fixed for 3.6 release? The decision is up to you...
Please, add the patch to test it.
Raising priority because DB explorer is unusable after import from previous version. Please, fix in 3.6. I tested the patch and it works.
Fixed in trunk.
Created attachment 14081 [details] Proposed patch
Fix is ok for me.
Fixed on 3.6 release.
Verified in NB3.6 build 200403251830.