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How do I set environment variables for Rails server in Aptana Studio Eclipse Plugin?

How do I change the environment variables for the Rails server in Aptana Studio plugin? It doesn't work like the other Eclipse plugins and doesn't use Run Configurations. This is as far as I've gotten, but there is no option for the environment.

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Solution

  • Ok I found out how when I needed to set the path to a certificate authority file. You have to set the environment before starting Eclipse. You can do this from the Windows dialog

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    Since I wanted to set financial API keys, I didn't want it to be available to every program. So I had to

    1. Start command.com as Administrator.
    2. Create \Program Files\Java\eclipse-kepler-4.3\eclipse.bat
    3. Set the environment I wanted set MYENV=value and run eclipse.exe.
    4. This pops up a window when you execute the .bat. So...
    5. Create a shortcut and set the window to minimized.
    6. Add the shortcut to your Start Menu.