I use eclipse (Spring STS actually). I need quick access to two files:
- web.xml
- servlet-context.xml (spring config)
Every time I want to open the files, I need to find them and that takes time.
Is there a way to create a link on the root folder of a project? This way I can quickly access it?
Thanks!
One option is to use Ctrl+Shift+R and type the name of the file that you want to open.
You can also create a link to some file under the root of the project:
Right click the project and select New->File
In the New File dialog click Advanced and then select Link to file in the file system
Click Browse and select the file for which you want to have quick access
Click Finish and you are done
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Eclipse IDE - Can someone please tell me how I can group my external .jar files into a C:\lib folder? I'd really like have them all in a lib folder and not taking up vertical space in the root of my project (see attachment).
I have read some of the similar posts here and tried them but my projects still are not 'seeing' the needed .jar files! It's very frustrating.
I know how to add a Folder but how do I tell Eclipse my .jar folders are in c:\lib so my projects will execute? I'm not even sure if making a lib folder in my project is even related to the fact that my jar files happen to be in c:\lib.
Thanks...
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From your description it sounds to me like you want the jars to stop taking up space in the root of your project. I am not sure how you initially added them but if I am adding external jars this is what I usually do:
Right click on your project, select properties, then Java Build Path, and then click the libraries tab, click on add external jars and then you can select each one individually (which would be a pain) or you can select them all at once if they are in the same folder (hence the c:/lib). Click OK and it should add them into a Referenced Libraries folder like so:
Also, when you open the libraries tab initially, if all of your jars show there, remove them before proceeding as you don't want to import them twice into your application (If that's even posssible, not sure).
Edit
Switch to Package explorer:
Click on Window > Show View > Package Explorer
Update
If you want to add c:\lib to your project do this:
Right click on your project, highlight build path, click Add Libraries..., in the list select User Library, click Next, click User Libraries... on the right. A new window will open. Click New... and then give the library a name such as "clibs". Click OK and then highlight the new library and click add external jars. Select the jars you want from c:/lib and then click OK. Now you can add that User library to any application you want and it will not "pile" up in the root directory under Project View.
That is just eclipse's way of displaying what libraries are on the build path of the project. It doesn't mean that they are on the root of the project, those are just references to those jars ( that maybe any-where on the system ).
A good practice is to get all the jars required by your project and put them in a folder. Next, you can either declare that folder as a library from eclipse and add that library on your build-path or you can just add the jars directly. But they will still be displayed like you are seeing them already. The true path of where these jars are located will be written next to them (like you can see in the attachment C:\selenium....).
Current setup:
MainProject which is a Library Project
BranchProject which is a new projects and has MainProject as a Reference
Whenever I debug and a file from MainProject is on focus (actually BranchProject has only graphic and xml layout changes) the Debug window opens a .class file which is read only. I want it to open the .java file so I can edit it directly.
Skyler's answer from this post worked for me:
Opening source code from debug view edits .class after Android R18 update
Here is a summary:
The fix is to right click the Project name in the debug view, and select "Edit Source Lookup..." from the menu. From there, remove the Default lookup path. After that, manually add the associated projects (not jars) that your project references. This is done by clicking Add, selecting Java Project, then checking the appropriate projects.
When you're using a Library project one of the things you're in fact doing is compiling your Library project into a jar and then referencing that jar in your calling Project.
If you right click the Project, and select "Configure Build Path" you'll see a tab called "Libraries", if you look inside "Android Dependencies" you'll notice a list of jar's corresponding to your Library projects.
These jars are expandable, showing you that they have a slot for a source attachment. Usually this would be editable allowing you to directly link the source but in terms of ADT these are already filled and are uneditable.
When debugging these files you're linked to a read-only class file with this attached source. This is because you're not running against source files directly, you're running against a pre-compiled class file. Until the ADT team get this functionality in place, you're pretty much forced to jump to the direct source code and rebuild everything.
EDIT
See #Steven linked answer :)
I faced the same issue while debugging the a .java file using Eclipse IDE. As per my understanding this issue comes when we put the xyz.class file of xyz.java file or JAR at the project build path. Delete the .class or JAR file from the project class path and rerun .java file in the debug mode. This time you see a source not found window. Click on "Source not found" button and check "Find duplicates..." at the bottom of the window. Done your problem is solved :)
The problem is that the class file is preferred over the java (by default), here is how you can change that for Eclipse (tested on NEON 2):
Right-click on the Project in the Project-Explorer, click Properties
On the new window select: Run/Debug Settings
Create a new configuration (or duplicate another one)
Select the new config and click Edit...
Go to the tab Source
Select the Default and Remove
Create a new path with Add..., select Java Library, then JRE System Library
Create a new path with Add..., select the location where the sourcecode is by Workspace folder (if it is a project in the same workspace) or File System directory (it it is not)
I think this depends on, how you set up the dependency in eclipse. You should set up your BranchProject to depend on the source-Files of your MainProject. If you depend on compiles Class-Files is obvious that the debugger opens the class files, because it does not know about the source files.
I found a good solution for me here:
Using Android library in eclipse and jumping to class files instead of source file that is within eclipse workspace
Simply, select each library project your project depends on, and use Top or Up to move it above the projects outputs. Eg. move all library projects to the top.
Open main project properties -> Java Build Path -> Projects tab and add there projects the main project depend on.
Switch to Order and Export tab and uncheck Android Dependencies
Enjoy
If you tried all above hints and it still doesn't work try this solution, it worked form me:
Right-click on the Project in the Package-Explorer, click Build Path -> Configure Build Path...
Select tab Order and Export
select library that you can't reach code and then click on button Bottom
Then click on Apply and Close
hope this can help you
Most of the time it happens when specific source folder are not added in build path Sources tab.
Right-click on the Project in the Package-Explorer, click Build Path -> Configure Build Path -> Source Tab
Add the source folder if your project source folder is not there.
Select Add folder -> select your project source folder specifically. Eg: project_name/src . Then Apply it and restart server.
In VS 2008 there is a nice feature that I can share a single file between two projects
How can i do the same in Eclipse (Android)
For Java, you can right click on the project and go to Properties then into Java Build Path. Under the Source tab you can click on the Link Source... button and then input the location of your common source directory - that will allow you to put all "shared" files in the one spot and link them into the projects you want.
I want to create a project that uses source files already on my filesystem, but the IDE always wants to create a directory and make a second copy of all the source.
This has always annoyed me about Aptana and Eclipse, is there a workaround for this?
I am using Aptana Studio 3 on my mac and the way I do it is:
Click on File
Select Import from the dropdown menu
Select the General tab and open it, you will see the option Existing Folder as New Project
Select it and click on Next
On the next page select the folder where you have the old project files, name the new project(if you want to change it). You can also select the languages that you have used on the project.
Click Finish and you are set to go.
One small addendum, the existing folder doesn't actually need to be in your workspace. I have several projects in my workspace but also several located elsewhere for assorted reasons.
have the files in a directory under your workspace
use "create project" and change the default folder to the one created above.
I too wasn't aware of how to do this..
But i tried this way and it worked..
Step 1: Try to create new workspace with the name and location as you wish
Step 2: click new->Java Project
Step3: In the create a Java Project Window select the option for Creating from existing Resource" and select the resource you want
Step4: You can see the project name as automatically set by itself based on the folder containing the project that you select.
Step5: click finish
Step 6: I guess, you need to open Navigator view(Window->show view-> navigator) for best viewing
Hope this works gud.. Post here if its not working,..
There is a checkbox named "Prompt for workspace on startup". It's in Window -> Preferences -> General -> Startup and Shutdown -> Workspaces. If you check this, on next Aptana startup you will be prompted to define a new Default workspace directory which would be your default projects folder.
There is also another way to do that.
Create an empty project (right-click in the Project Window and go to "New->Project" and then "General->Project" and click "Next", after that type in a project name and click "Finish").
Add a new connection to this project (right-click on "Connections" and then "Add New Connection"). The "Source" should be your project and the "Destination" should be the type "Filesystem" with a folder of your choice.
Finished.
I only use that method in very rare cases, as example, if u need a simple file-reference of any folder on your harddrive or if you need an overall file-reference to your workspace folder which contains all project folders, etc..
This answer by no means solves the issue above in Aptana but if you are in a rush, try using FreeCommander http://www.freecommander.com. It is a dual pane file manager with a slew of options. I have been using it for almost 3 years and there is never a day I don't use it.
What I did for now, is I allowed Aptana to create a folder in the workspace at the same level as the original folder I would like to use. Using FreeCommander I then have the original (src) folder in one pane with the new folder (dst) in the other pane.
I then manually copy (F5) or use FreeCommander's built in sync function (Alt + s) so that both folders have the same contents at all times.
Again, not the right answer but a workaround as work needs to be done. Cheers.
I deployed an application using this method and it worked very good. However, there are 2 missing things that I been trying to find but can't:
1) How do I include resource files in the installation? I have a folder with files that have some user data, and those need to be there after the installation so the application can run, this is an oversimplified example I'm working on (I need to include NecessaryFile1.xml, NecessaryFile2.xml and NecessaryFile3.xml and the folder they're in):
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2) How can I put the application in the start -> programs menu? It doesn't seem to do that either. It just puts it in the C:\Program Files\My Company Name\ApplicationName\ directory.
Thanks for any suggestion!
Go to your Setup project in Visual Studio. In the "File System" tab, locate "Application Folder". Right-click and then click Add | Folder. Name the new folder "Data". Right-click on the new "Data" folder and click Add File, then add the needed XML files. Repeat for as many different folders and/or files as required by your application.
When you compile and run your setup project, the "Data" folder and its contents will be deployed along with the application.
Click on each XML file in the Solution Explorer and then in the Properties window below (see your screenshot) you click and change "Build Action" to "Copy" and "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy If Newer". That does the trick for me, at least with ClickOnce...