对初接触者来说，到底如何开始使用abator，资源比较少，本文记载了我今日初次使用的过程，希望对和我一样的初学者有所帮助

获得
      http://ibatis.apache.org/abator.html
     Eclipse可以自动的进行Update获取此Plugin，官方的安装步骤

Automatic Eclipse Install

If you've already installed a prior version of Abator, simply run the Eclipse Install/Update tool and the new version will be found automatically.

If you've not already installed Abator, then you can use the built in Eclipse install support by following these steps:

1. Take the "Help>Software Updates>Find and Install" Menu Option
2. Select the "Search for new features to install" radio button, press "Next"
3. Press the "New Remote Site" button
4. Enter the following information:

   Name:

   Abator for Eclipse Update Site

   URL:

   http://ibatis.apache.org/tools/abator

5. Press OK
6. Check the box next to "Abator for Eclipse Update Site"
7. Follow the remainder of the install wizard

2、安装好后将在New菜单中看到一个新的文件类型Abator for iBATIS Configuration File，此是Abator的配置文件，配置文件的详细说明见http://ibatis.apache.org/docs/tools/abator/

3、新建一个配置文件，进行修改，根据自己的实际需求进行修改
关键点：
1）jdbcconnection，按照一般的配置即可，需要说明的是它需要指定访问JdbcDriver的classPathEntry，对于MsSqlServer而言，要将这三个jar文件均包含在内，否则会出现jdbc访问错误。
2）配置三个Pakage
3）配置表，此处需说明的是对于MsSqlServer不能写TableSchema，我初次指定TableSchema，结果未找到对应的表
简单的配置如下，复杂的见配置文件的详细说明。示例配置文件如下
<abatorConfiguration>
  <abatorContext>    <!-- TODO: Add Database Connection Information -->
    <jdbcConnection driverClass="com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver"
        connectionURL="jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://localhost:1433;DatabaseName=whm;SelectMethod=cursor"
        userId="sa"
        password="sa">
      <classPathEntry location="C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Tomcat 5.0/common/lib/mssqlserver.jar" />
      <classPathEntry location="C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Tomcat 5.0/common/lib/msutil.jar" />
      <classPathEntry location="C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Tomcat 5.0/common/lib/msbase.jar" />
    </jdbcConnection>

    <javaModelGenerator targetPackage="com.dwerp.itatis.domain" targetProject="BhbManage" />
    <sqlMapGenerator targetPackage="com.dwerp.itatis.persistence.xml" targetProject="BhbManage" />
    <daoGenerator type="IBATIS" targetPackage="com.dwerp.itatis.persistence.sqlmapdao" targetProject="BhbManage" />

    <table tableName="BHBGL">
    
    </table>

  </abatorContext>
</abatorConfiguration>

4、右键单击配置文件，点击Generate iBatis Artifacts，生成文件。