I think [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 

> I have a rules file that references a [ defclass ] ... defined from
> Java....  In the JessDE, the reference to these facts are displayed
> as errors.  Is there a way to tell the JessDE that these facts are
> defined else where?  I found similar postings related to cascading
> .clp files, but nothing related to defining in Java. ... Is what I
> have done unconventional?

No, this isn't unconventional, mainly because we haven't established
any conventions yet! People certainly do this, and have done so for
some time, but of course nobody's done much of it with JessDE yet
because it's so new, and we're just starting to figure out how to use
it properly.

The Jess community has historically figured this sort of thing out
together, and I hope our recent growth hasn't put a damper on that. So
I'll put it to you as a question: how would you like to see this handled?

One way to do it with the current version of the software would be to
create an extra little clp file containing just the defclass, and add
it to the main file as a source dependency (as described in those
other posts you mention.)

> 
> Also, was it a conscious decision to not put the errors and warnings in the
> Problems view or could that be added as a feature request?  It sure would
> be easier to copy/paste the actual errors if they were displayed in the
> Problems view.

The Eclipse Problems view has a filter which, by default, will only
display some problems; Jess errors won't be among them (This is a
silly default, if you ask me!) In the title bar of the Problems view,
click on that little icon that looks like two blue arrows and one
yellow one. You'll get the "Filters" dialog, and you should be able to
tell the view to display the Jess error markers.

Thanks for reminding me that this needs to be in the manual! If
anybody knows how the JessDE can automatically set up this filter from
code, let me know.


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Sandia National Labs                FAX:   (925) 294-2234
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