Importing an Existing Applications

To use Nexaweb Studio to develop an application originally create outside of Nexaweb Studio, you must import the application's resources into Nexaweb Studio.

To import an existing application built outside of Nexaweb Studio, follow these steps:

1. Start Eclipse and create or select a workspace for the project.

2. Select File > Import.
The Import dialog opens.

3. Click + beside General to expand it.

4. Select Existing Projects into Workspace and click Next.

5. Click the radio button beside Select root directory, click Browse, navigate to the application directory and click OK.
Eclipse displays the project files in the specified directory in the Projects section of the dialog with all projects selected for import.

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Figure 7: Import Projects dialog

6. Use the Select All and Deselect All buttons and the check box beside any project to select the projects you want to import.

7. Click Finish.
Nexaweb begins importing the selected projects.
Nexaweb prompts you to specify the location of the Nexaweb platform to use for this project.

8. Specify the location of the current version of Nexaweb platform and click Finish.
Nexaweb adds the specified Nexaweb Support and displays a confirmation dialog.

9. Click OK.