husainsn

Hello
I installed Eclipse and Android ADT. When I create android project and try to run, I get following on main.out.xml file:


"This document is empty.
Right click here to insert content"

However, main.xml file has xml data for layout.

Please help, what I need to do after right clicking. Thanks

powell

If you try to run your project with *.xml file opened AND active in the editor (xml file must be shown in the active tab of the editor), Eclipse makes the *.out.xml file and your project does not run anymore.
Try to delete the *.out.xml file and run the project again. This time close main.xml first, or at least display *.java file in front of it.

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xvladus1

Thank you! I've wasted 3 hrs on this, and might I say this bug doesn't make much sense at all OR the most obvious one =)

Atarpan

Thank You .....

jonathanrz

I believe eclipse work this way for others languages, when you want to compile just one file.

But I lost a lot of time with this bug too, sometimes is necessary to do a clean or refresh in the project too.

odhran

In eclipse, go to Window > Preferences > Run/Debug > Launching. Select "Always launch the previously launched application".

Now you can hit the run button even if you have focus of a .xml file.

Last edited by odhran; January 23rd, 2012 at 10:30 AM.

jonathanrz

Eclipse will compile always the apliccation? Or if I edit a .java for exemple, Eclipse won't run the aplication before my edit?

jiminaus

This setting odhran pointed out is about selecting a run configuration. It tells Eclipse to not try to launch the file your editing and to possibly create run configuration in the process, but to always just run the last run configuration that you explicitly chose from the run menu.

This isn't that commonly found setting in IDEs that tells the IDE to launch the previously successful build in case of current build errors. That's "continue launch if project contains errors".


While you're in the Launching preferences, change "Save required dirty editors before launching" to always and check "Wait for ongoing build to complete before launching" is also set to always.

Last edited by jiminaus; January 23rd, 2012 at 03:20 PM.

jonathanrz

Thanks, is boring always have to remember to unselect xml files, this will help me a lot

KenDiriwan

Same thing happened to me. So :
1. Do not run an .xml file.
2. Delete the main.out.xml
3. Project > clean > select the project that occur this error
4. Done