I am trying to import the projects I made on other machine. So I copied the workspace folder from other machine into current PC and replaced the default workspace folder that was created when I installed fresh eclipse. After replacing workspace, when I try to import the projects from the workspace, I get error "Invalid Project description".
What should I do to import all my projects in eclipse?
Thanks
I've found that when I try to import an existing project into my workspace, it only works if I select the General->Existing Projects into Workspace. If I select Android->Existing Android Code into workspace then I have an issue where it doesn't import properly.
Maybe you are facing a similar issue.
Try the following:
File >> New >> Android Project
Then choose:
Create project from existing source
And put your project path
OK try this, Zip your project folder. File->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace->Select archive file
or
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8431
How to import existing Android project into Eclipse?
File->Import->General->Existing Projects into workspace
This works perfectly. Try it.
For anyone, if the above doesn't work for you, you may want to check that the .classpath and .project files are there. I had a similar experience where I was trying to import my project files' from my svn working copy. However, it shows up as a greyed out unselectable project. Copying .classpath and .project file from a local backup made it work.
I was facing same issue.
Eclips cannot import project if it is already exist in workspace. Double check if you already have a project with same name.
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I have download a Java web project from the Internet and now I want to do some changes in it. It is not getting opened in NetBeans. Can anyone help me?
This is the folder structure of the project:
Based on the folders/files .settings, .classpath and .project this looks like to be an eclipse project - not like a NetBeans project.
If you still want to use NetBeans File > Import Project > Eclipse Project ... should be the way to open it in NetBeans.
I want to import a Maven directory/project extracted from a zip in /home/me/Downloads extracted to .../Downloads/maven-project and import it not such into Eclipse that the directory stays at /home/me/Downloads but such, that the whole maven directory structure is moved to the eclipse-workbench.
What marks do I have to check for this?
Also - for portability sake (I have the workbench on an USB storage) - if Eclipse loads dependencies, how do I fiddle with the settings that they are also saved in the workbench (given that this is feasible/best-practice) Or is it sufficient to have the dependencies in the JAR file created through maven ?
The easiest way to solve the first question is to open the zip file containing the maven project directly in the Eclipse workspace and import it as a maven project from there.
Concerning the second question, I don't get exactly what you ask, but never make the build of your project dependent on a specific IDE.
I have set up an eclipse workspace. Inside this workspace i have a dynamic web app cloned from repository. My working directory looks like following.
I am seeing a different hierarchy in Eclipse project explorer. My project explorer looks like following.
Ideally it should show src, WebContent, build.xml etc. inside java resources but it shows entire project folder inside java resources.
Troubleshooting I tried:
1. Delete existing project from project explorer and import the project again.
2. Pull the changes in local copy and refresh the project from project explorer.
3. Change the working directory and import a new project.
None of this seemed to resolve the problem.
Appreciate if someone could help me with the root cause and a solution to this.
How can I make sure a project that is shown in my workspace is actually part of the workspace. Below, I will explain what happened so that you know why I'm asking this question.
I had checked out a project into my workspace, and then had configured it as a Maven project by selecting Configure->Convert to Maven Project; in most cases, when I do this, the project becomes part of the workspace. But in this case it hadn't. But I spent a few hours before realizing that I need to import the project in order for the workspace to recognize it as workspace project. So, I want to avoid this situation and be able to look at a flag or file or something that tells me if a project that is shown in the Eclipse window is actually a workspace project.
Thanks
I'm adding the following to make the problem more clear:
This is what I do; I have a workspace with a few projects (all Java/Maven project); everything works. Then I checkout another project from svn into the workspace; so, the folder of the new project is within the same workspace. I expected that as soon as I check out the new project into the workspace, and convert the new project into a Maven project, then the new project be recognized by Eclipse as one of the projects in the workspace. But that is not the case; I actually have to import it.
The project folder is there, and I can see it in the Project explorer. Nothing happens to it, but it is not used by the workspace. For example, if I add breakpoints to the Java files which are in the new project, they are not used. At this point, I use File->Import menu to import the project from the same folder that is already in the workspace, and bang, it starts working, and my breakpoints work.
Is my procedure for checking out a project from SVN into the workspace wrong? I want to fix my procedure to make sure this will never happen. Do you think that even though the new project is a subfolder of workspace, I should still need to import the project into the workspace?
I just noted another fact; this particular project that I'm importing is a Maven multi-module; could it be that the parent project is actually part of the workspace, but the modules inside it are not; therefore, just because it is a Maven multi-module, I need to import the sub-modules.
There are four ways to create a project in Eclipse:
create
Create in a default location (workspace folder on a filesystem)
Create in user-specified location (anywhere)
import
Project is referenced from workspace, untouched otherwise, location on a filesystem is unchanged
Project is copied into default location
You probably want to know if a project is located in workspace folder on filesystem. To do this, you can open project's properties and find location in resource node:
"... in order for the workspace to recognize it as a workspace project..." doesn't make any sense to me. I'm not exactly an eclipse expert, but a workspace is the set of directories in which you are working at one time in eclipse. There can be more than one workspace for eclipse on a given machine.
If you checked it out and it appeared in eclipse, then it was "in the workspace" afaik. Now, Maven tasks create and change files, and those changes do not automatically show up in the workspace -- you have to refresh the project, which essentially syncs the filespace with the workspace.
If that doesn't cover your case, then detail what you mean by "not in the workspace".
How can I import an IntelliJ IDEA project into Netbeans?
I know I can just use IntelliJ but I prefer Netbeans...
With this particular project I can't just copy the source directory into a Netbeans project... That doesn't work?
How may I use this IntelliJ IDEA project within Netbeans?
The nbproject is a required folder by NetBeans, where it keeps its project settings. The only necessary project build files needed are the project.xml and project.properties.
In project.xml, line 5 is changed to reflect the accurate name of the user's project. Also for IntelliJ, nbintellij.iml is the required file.
So for a IntelliJ project, if you create the nbproject folder with the required files (project.xml and project.properties), you'll be able to open the folder in NetBeans
You can use the following tool I've created to convert an IntelliJ project to NetBeans, and also convert a NetBeans project to IntelliJ. Please make sure you have python installed.
https://github.com/devanshkaloti/IDEProjectConverter-Java
Short answer: I don't believe such a tool exists.
Longer answer: You probably should not be relying on a proprietary format for your project. Depending on the project, Ant+Ivy or Maven may be a better solution.