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CloudyJoshCloudyJosh 

Cannot create new apex class

I get an error "Cannot create apex class in an active organization" whenever I try to create one, even though developer mode isn't checked in the user information page. What's going on?
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pconpcon
You cannot create Apex Classes in a non-developer edition org in production.  You have to create a sandbox [1] and then do your development there.  Then deploy it from your sandbox to production.

[1] https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewHelpDoc?id=create_test_instance.htm

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pconpcon
You cannot create Apex Classes in a non-developer edition org in production.  You have to create a sandbox [1] and then do your development there.  Then deploy it from your sandbox to production.

[1] https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewHelpDoc?id=create_test_instance.htm
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CloudyJoshCloudyJosh
Thank you!
CloudyJoshCloudyJosh
Do you know why it says pending? Does an email get sent to the user?
pconpcon
It takes it a little while to actually copy the instance over.  Depending on the size of the org and the type of sandbox, this can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 weeks.  You should get an email to the address associated with the User that started the sandbox copy when it's complete.
CloudyJoshCloudyJosh
2 weeks... crazy. Hopefully this one isn't too big. Thanks man.
pconpcon
Yeah, we've had full sandbox copies take almost a month before.  But that's for an old and large org and it copies all of the data with it.