How to synchronize files over FTP with Eclipse RSE?

Question

I installed Helios, which has the latest version of the RSE package, and I could copy files from the remote server just fine, but I don't seem to be able to use the "Review/Synchronize" option. I select the folder on the remote directory, specify the "Into folder" of the local directory, hit Finish, and nothing ever gets synced. Thoughts?

Answer 1

You have an explication in this tutorial : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=110113

I copy-paste the content:

How to install:

1. Click Help > Software Updates

2. Click Add Site button, then Add Site dialog pops up.

   In the dialog, input http://eclipse-incub.sourceforge.net/updates-soc/rse-sync/ into the Location field and press OK.

3. Check the box of the site you just created and click Install button.

How to run Preparation:

It's necessary to create connection with remote host in RSE, if you have not had ssh connection in RSE yet.

1. Window > Open Perspective > Remote System Explorer
2. In Remote Systems view, click the leftmost icon in the tool bar and New Connection dialog pops up.
3. In the dialog, select the SSH Only as a connection type and click Next.
4. Fill the blanks to meet your environment and Finish. Now ssh connection is created.

Initial synchronize:

For initial synchronize, you can "import" from remote resource to local project or "export" from local project to remote folder.

<<Import:>>

1. Right-click the arbitrary folder you want to import from in RSE and click Import To Project...(Sync) on the pop-up menu.
2. The Import Wizard pops up. The remote folder is already selected but you can change by clicking top-right Browse button.
3. You need to select the destination local project to import. Input the destination project name in the Into folder field or select with the Browse button. The destination project must exist in local side.

4. Check operations.

   Review/Synchronize: Manual import. You can import resources you want by yourself in Team Synchronize Perspective.

   Overwrite existing resources without warning: Currently this option is ignored. Always no warning.

   Save the settings..: Save the setting for re-synchronization. If check this box, you need to decide where setting file is saved in the local workspace.

   Re-synchronization cannot run without this setting file. The extension of the setting file is rimpfd.

5. Click Finish.

   Unless you check the box of Review/Synchronize, the import operation done automatically.

   Otherwise, you are asked to switch perspective to Team Synchronize.

   5-a. In Team Synchronize view, you can see the marked resources you selected. You can "Get" to import resources.

<<Export:>>

1. Right-click the arbitrary folder you want to export to in RSE and click Export From Project...(Sync) on the pop-up menu.
2. The Export Wizard pops up. The remote folder is already selected but you can change by clicking Browse button.
3. You need to select the resources to export.

4. Check operations.

   Review/Synchronize: Manual export. You can export resources you want by yourself in Team Synchronize Perspective.

   Overwrite existing resources without warning: Currently this option is ignored. Always no warning.

   Save the settings..: Save the setting for re-synchronization. If check this box, you need to decide where setting file is saved in the local workspace.

   Re-synchronization cannot run without this setting file.The extension of the setting file is rexpfd

5. Click Finish.

   Unless you check the box of Review/Synchronize, the export operation done automatically.

   Otherwise, you are asked to switch perspective to Team Synchronize.

   5-a. In Team Synchronize view, you can see the marked resources you selected. You can "Put" to export resources.

Re-Synchronize:

1. Right-click the setting file which has extension of rimpfd or rexpfd in Package Explorer.

   1-a: If you select rimpfd, click the Import from Remote File System (Sync)

   1-b: If you select rexpfd, click the Export to Remote File System (Sync)

2. Then you are asked to switch perspective to Team Synchronize as the same to manually initial synchronization.
3. In the Team Synchronize view, you can "Get" the remote change or "Put" the local change.

Answer 2

Just for the record.

It is no longer necessary to install any additional plugins (the linked rse-sync) since this functionality has been long implemented into the core of RSE.

The instructions posted are still valid, only the Menu entries have been renamed from Import from Remote File System (Sync) and Export to Remote File System (Sync) to Export to Project... and Import from Project...

Cheers