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can’t add jars to WEB-INF/lib
in the win xp file navigator I added 4 jars to the WEB-INF/lib
folder but I can’t see them in the project explorer
under WEB-INF/lib
but they do show up under referenced libraries in project explorerMany articles say if the jars, drivers etc don’t work from the build
path or other locations , to put them directly in the WEB-INF/lib
to be shure there present at run timeNor can I add anything directly to WEB-INF/lib from the project explorer
Is there something like a project file view
What should I be doing?
Thank you,
DouglasvDid you try refreshing the project in your Project Explorer ?
Are you able to see the jar files under the lib folder in the Package Explorer?
@support-nipun wrote:
Did you try refreshing the project in your Project Explorer ?
Are you able to see the jar files under the lib folder in the Package Explorer?
No, I can’t see the files under the WEB-INF/lib folder
nor can I put any there, the have to be entered outside of the ide
and they are shown in the ide as “Referenced Libraries”Also: under WEB-INF/ You can’t see a classes folder , if you try to create one
it already exists message appears, Ii’m sure the ide has a format which precludes me
from making a WEB-INF/classes/product folder, Wanted to protect code from showingI tried adding jars to the WEB-INF folder outside the IDE and I could see the jars when I refreshed the project in the Project Explorer.
Seems ,like your workspace might be corrupt. Can you switch to a new workspace, create a new web project and try this again. Also, can you try dragging and dropping jars in to the WEB-INF folder. Do the jars show up now ?
@support-nipun wrote:
I tried adding jars to the WEB-INF folder outside the IDE and I could see the jars when I refreshed the project in the Project Explorer.
Seems ,like your workspace might be corrupt. Can you switch to a new workspace, create a new web project and try this again. Also, can you try dragging and dropping jars in to the WEB-INF folder. Do the jars show up now ?
I haven’t been able to do One Thing with Myeclipse!!!
I have removed it from my computer.
We may have a Full Blown Scam on our Hands!!!I’m having pretty much the same problem. I imported a jar into a Java project and now I’m struggling with getting it to be “seen” by the IDE. I added it to my build path via “Add Class Folder” because that was the only option that would work. Except that it doesn’t. It’s still showing an error in the class where I’m importing from that jar – import can’t be resolved.
No offense, Nipun, but this is a very simple, common thing to do and that fact that it’s difficult and/or counter-intuitive does not speak well of this IDE. I have tried F5 as well as “Refresh” from the menu dropdowns. Nothing seems to work. What a piece of junki!!!
One more thing:
I can see the class I’m referencing in the Package Explorer. After I used “Add Class Folder”, it appeared as a “Referenced Library”.I searched the “Help” in MyEclipse, which was no help at all. It just repeats what the wizard says. The “Import a Jar” help page does not reference the most logical next step, “Adding the jar to your CLASSPATH”. Seriously, what’s the point of “importing a jar” if you can’t “add it to your classpath”? It also erroneously states that when you select “Add Library” that you can browse to the library. However, that’s incorrect. There is no “Browse” button.
Douglas,
Let me clarify, what you are seeing is the *correct* behavior of MyEclipse and has been the default behavior for quite a while now. To recap:-
* When you add a JAR to your /lib directory and the IDE detects the JAR (either by you manually refreshing or by it refreshing the project contents itself), it will automatically add that JAR to the Build Path of your project. The Package Explorer view will show this by *hiding* the JAR from the /lib directory and added ti under “Referenced Libraries” node. If you want to see the literal project layout, you can switch to the Navigator view to see it. There you see everything laid out *literally* as it is in the file system. In both the Package and Project views you see a translated “logical” view of your project.
* Output folder: Again, from either of the logical views (Package or Project) your output folders are *always* hidden so you cannot get into the habit of editing their contents directly because each time the project is rebuild, those contents are completely erased and rebuilt/re-generated.
* Lastly, yes you can drag and drop JAR files into your WEB-INF/lib directory and the IDE will automatically add them to your build path. You can do that from either the Package, Project or Navigator view and MyEclipse will see the new files and add them.rakehell,
Adding a “Class Folder” cannot be used to add a JAR as you are finding out. Clicking the “Add JAR” button means you are adding a JAR from inside the workspace, if you are trying to point to a JAR elsewhere on your hard drive, click Add External JAR. ANd lastly, if you are trying to *add* a JAR to your project, you can drag and drop it into the WEB-INF/lib directory and MyEclipse will add it automatically to the build path.
You do all this from your project properties page, under Java Build Path > Libraries tab, you don’t use the File > Import wizards (incase you were trying to); that’s an unrelated operation.
I hope that helps.
Hi Riyad,
I appreciate your response but actually no, it doesn’t help. First, this is a Java Project, not a web project, so there’s no WEB-INF directory. The first thing I tried was Java Build Path->Libraries, however, the only option that appeared close was “User Libraries”. But, I don’t have the file it’s looking for, .userlibrary. I am not trying to “point to” an External Jar, which is what happens when I use “Add External Jar”.I want to copy a jar into my project and have it included in the build path. Why is this so hard? Am I missing something?
Hi Riyad,
I appreciate your response but actually no, it doesn’t help. First, this is a Java Project, not a web project, so there’s no WEB-INF directory. The first thing I tried was Java Build Path->Libraries, however, the only option that appeared close was “User Libraries”. But, I don’t have the file it’s looking for, .userlibrary. I am not trying to “point to” an External Jar, which is what happens when I use “Add External Jar”.I want to copy a jar into my project and have it included in the build path. Why is this so hard? Am I missing something?
I want to copy a jar into my project and have it included in the build path. Why is this so hard? Am I missing something?
Oh, even easier. Drop the JAR into your project, folks normally like to create a /lib dir and put them there, then right-click it and go to Build Path > Add to Build Path, done.
I think you are just thinking about these operations the wrong way and thus making this a whole lot more painful of a process than it really is. None of these operations will copy a JAR or library into your project, you have to do that. So once you have done that, you can add them to your build path using the method above, or using Add JAR. If you want to setup a User Library you can, but probably not necessary in this case.
Well the reason I’m thinking this way is because it’s pretty difficult to find any documentation that says what you just said. So, most people are going to do what’s intuitive, hoping that it’s The Right Way. Here’s a really wild idea: Why don’t you take this really simple task and DOCUMENT IT instead of transmitting it via folklore?
