Thursday, July 31, 2003, 3:00:37 PM, you wrote:
ROH> Chris Grindstaff wrote:
>> Friday, July 25, 2003, 10:53:47 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> ROH> Hi,
>>
>> ROH> In Eclipse, using version 2.1.0, I'm trying to use some utility
>> ROH> classes which I have in a folder outside of my Eclipse directory.
>> ROH> These classes are not in a jar, they are just .class files. Is there
>> ROH> a way that I can get Eclipse to find and use those classes, perhaps
>> ROH> reminiscent of the classpath environment variable I am used to setting
>> ROH> for the JDK?
>>
>> ROH> I keep finding ways that Eclipse offers to copy ("import") the files
>> ROH> into the Eclipse project folder. But I want to keep just one copy of
>> ROH> these utility classes.
>>
>> Rich,
>> If it does exist it's Properties of a Java Project > Java Build
>> Path > Libraries > Add Class Folder. Then choose Create New
>> Folder, click Advanced and Link to folder in the file system.
ROH> Thank you Chris. I've been trying everything I can think of, but
ROH> still can't make it work. Part of my difficulty may concern the
ROH> interplay of package names and folder names.
ROH> I get this far
(properties >> Java Build Path > Libraries > Add Class Folder >
Create New Folder >> Advanced > Link to folder in the file system >
ROH> Browse ...
ROH> In the Browse For Folder dialog I select my folder of utility classes,
ROH> then, back in the New Folder dialog, I reach a confusing point. I
ROH> get an error message "Folder name must be specified" even though the
ROH> folder I just selected is listed in a text area. The OK button is
ROH> disabled.
ROH> I can proceed by writing a folder name into the Folder name text area,
ROH> but I'm not sure what it expects there. What does it mean by forcing
ROH> me to specify two folders? I've tried a half dozen things at this
ROH> point, and I have more ideas for ways to experiment, but still have
ROH> not found a way that works.
Rich,
I agree that it's confusing. The name that you specify in the
text area is just that, a name. It's a "handle" or a way to refer
to the linked folder.
Here's a specific example that worked fine for me. I specified a
name of "bob" and selected the c:\temp\classes directory. Click
OK all the way out. Then I went to Windows explorer and unzipped
a jar into the c:\temp\classes directory. Go back to Eclipse,
right mouse click and refresh on my project's "bob" folder and
sure enough all of the classes now appear.
Perhaps you can be more specific?
Chris
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