Eclipse Setup

[smartino]

To the forum,

I am using Eclipse (Version: Indigo Service Release 1), and I have existing .java code and associated .class files in a directory /cscie160/hw4 which maps to my package statement in each of the .java programs. My problem is when I try to create a project in Eclipse, and just to run the programs it says it cannot find "main" and tells me errors exist in my programs, which run just fine from a command line...Typically the errors are referencing the package statement.

Can someone assist with getting an existing set of code with existing package statements into Eclipse so that they will run correctly?

thanks

Steve

[Fubarable]

Have you imported the code into Eclipse?

[jammas615]

Is your source in a named package of your projects' source folder?

[javajosh]

jammas615-- can you elaborate on that ? I seem to be having the same trouble -- what is a "named package" ? and what is the "source folder" ? Thanks so much!!!!!!!
--Josh

[jammas615]

I you have a look at your package explorer on the left hand side, You should see all you projects in your current workspace.
Your projects will have pluses next to them and you can expand you projects folders.
When you first click, you will likely see some folders called: 'src' and 'JRE Sytem Library'... blah blah.

'src' is your source folder and if you click on the plus you will expand it.
Once expanded, you can see you packages and source files. (Packages have a symbol that looks like a brown box)
If you dont have one, or there is '(default package)', create a new package and just drag your source files into it.

It Looks like this:

+Project name
    +src
            +(default package) ----------You dont want this!!!
            +package for your source
                    - Class.java
                    - Class1.java
                    etc...
    +JRE System library[version]

Hope that helps.

[javajosh]

Thank you so much !!! That was a big help !
--Josh