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I'm trying to follow the Android Development Tutorial - this page: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/running-app.html

I am stuck - I cannot run the application. The instructions say "Open one of your project's files and click Run from the toolbar." However, there is no "Run" button on the toolbar, and there is no obvious option to choose from the "Run" dropdown on the menubar (see screenshot below).

Further down on that page, the instructions say "In Eclipse, click Android Virtual Device Manager from the toolbar." That button is also not there!

Am I missing something really obvious? I am on the Java perspective, and I have tried "Window -> Reset Perspective", but I am unable to run the application.

Any help would be appreciated.

Screenshot of my Eclipse

EDIT: Under Window -> Customize Perspective -> Menu Visibility, I only have this - ticking Run unfortunately doesn't add anything - nor does ticking Launch under "Toolbar Visibility", when I try that I get the error Launch cannot be made visible because it is in the unavailable null command group. Would you like to switch to the Command Group Availability tab?.

Window -> Customize Perspective

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You can add it like Window -> CustomizePerspective -> Menu Visibility -> Run -> Ok

or still can run your project by Right clicking on your project which you want to run from the project explorer and select Run as and then Android application....T daaa...

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If still the problem is there check

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nobalG
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  • That's great... and it does work, but I don't suppose you know how to get the toolbar like you have in the picture? I would really like to have it so that my Eclipse matches the tutorial exactly :) – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 07:42
  • Why not? go to Window --> CustomizePerspective --> **Menu Visibility** --> run --> Ok......and you go – nobalG Sep 29 '14 at 07:52
  • Cheers, unfortunately, that doesn't do anything. I added a screenshot of my Menu Visibility above - I think it is missing a bunch of options by the sounds of it. I think I will follow the advice in your linked questions and just do a reinstall of eclipse. – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 08:00
  • I'll give you the accepted answer because I can at least run my application! – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 08:03
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Window -> Customize Perspective -> Toolbar Visibility -> tick Launch -> Press ok

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    Thanks, unfortunately when I try that, I get "Launch cannot be made visible because it is in the unavailable null command group. Would you like to switch to the Command Group Availability tab?" And on that latter tab, Launch is already ticked. – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 07:51
  • Window -> CustomizePerspective -> **Menu Visibility** -> Launch -> Ok – nobalG Sep 29 '14 at 07:52
  • @Butterflow - unfortunately, there's no Launch category under Menu Visibility. Just File, Edit, Navigate, Project, Run, Window and Help. Under Run, there is only Breakpoint Types. – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 07:53
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    maybe this? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16757085/eclipse-annoyances-debug-and-launch-toolbars-unavailable – Demplo Sep 29 '14 at 07:55
  • oh i mean to say **run** on the place of **launch** – nobalG Sep 29 '14 at 07:55
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Window -- > Open Perspective --> Java

Joy elalam
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If the entire toolbar is missing then you can use

Window -> Appearance -> Show Toolbar

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Don't modified BuildConfig.java file,that file is generate by android sdk.

You can download android Tutorial video help youself improve.

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  • Thanks for your answer, unfortunately, downloading a tutorial is exactly what I'm trying to do... but my eclipse doesn't match the tutorial. – Matt Sep 29 '14 at 07:54
  • you can download elipse ,then install plugins of eclipse adt or download ADT from [link]http://developer.android.com ,The key is not Eclipse version.... – Morrsion Macleo Sep 29 '14 at 08:28