flashbuilder has stopped working

[dsdsdsdsd]

Last night I was using flashbuilder; then went I went to bed I started encoding with Media Encoder; when I woke up this morning my computer (winXP) was turned off; now flashbuilder will not start.

Here is a log generated from double-clicking the flashbuilder icon on my desktop:

!SESSION 2012-04-06 18:46:50.984 -----------------------------------------------

eclipse.buildId=M20100909-0800

java.version=1.6.0_16

java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.

BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_US

Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2012-04-06 18:46:53.062

!MESSAGE Application error

!STACK 1

org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles

    at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4109)

    at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3998)

    at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3969)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:468)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.createHandle(Control.java:633)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.createHandle(Composite.java:305)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.createWidget(Control.java:649)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Scrollable.createWidget(Scrollable.java:134)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.<init>(Control.java:110)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Scrollable.<init>(Scrollable.java:75)

    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.<init>(Composite.java:95)

    at org.eclipse.ui.splash.BasicSplashHandler.getBundleProgressMonitor(BasicSplashHandler.java:159)

    at org.eclipse.ui.splash.BasicSplashHandler.getContent(BasicSplashHandler.java:265)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.splash.EclipseSplashHandler.init(EclipseSplashHandler.java:86)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$8.run(Workbench.java:782)

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createSplashWrapper(Workbench.java:798)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2467)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)

    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)

    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)

    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)

    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.standalone.FlashBuilderApplication.start(FlashBuilderApplication.java:108)

    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)

    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:619)

    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574)

    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407)

any ideas?

thanks

[Innovatology]

Check post #7 here:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/4044057#4044057

Also, this looks like a generic Eclipse bug, not only Flash Builder. So googling

eclipse "no more handles"

may yield more relevant results.

[dsdsdsdsd · Accepted solution]

Jon, thanks for responding ...

I 'fixed' it last night (2AM)

FIRST: I tried re-installing flashbuilder, but without uninstalling first ... did not work

SECOND: I used winxp add/remove programs to uninstall flashbuilder, then I re-installed flashbuilder ... worked

I should note that my eclipse was working all the while. I know that they are separate softwares, but nevertheless I figured that I would mention it.

Also, because my flashbuilder is basically out-of-the-box new, un-installing was acceptable. But for someone who has added plugins, or done some customized configurations to their flashbuilder, un-installing would NOT be a good idea.

[Innovatology]

Unless FB has been installed into an existing Eclipse installation they are seperate installs. So one Eclipse may be working, but FB's may not. A reinstall often fixes the problem, but is rather a sledgehammer approach. Often simply rebuilding a workspace or removing temporary files will help.

Anyway, glad you fixed it.