Re: Linking PCML files in Eclipse?

[James Perkins <jrperkinsjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I usually create a resources package within the package of my Java classes
to put the PCML documents in. So, if my package is com.mycompany, I put my
PCML documents in com.mycompany.resources.

I then have a method that looks like this to create the PCML document. It
could probably be abstracted a bit more, but it works.
    private ProgramCallDocument createPCMLDoc(String pcmlDocName)
            throws PcmlException {
        String name = MyClass.class.getPackage().getName() + "/resources";
        name += ((pcmlDocName.startsWith("/")) ? pcmlDocName : "/"
                + pcmlDocName);
        ProgramCallDocument pcmlDoc = new ProgramCallDocument(system, name);
        return pcmlDoc;
    }

I don't recall if I've ever done it in a JAR now that I think about it
though. I took a quick glance at the source it looks like, at least in
version 6.6 of JTOpen that it should read documents in you JAR.

Yes, it is preferred to keep your source and classes in separate
directories. Where you store them is up to you, but generally speaking
source should be in a directory named "src" and classes should be in "bin"
for Java SE code and "classes" generally for Java EE.
--
James R. Perkins
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On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 08:49, Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was doing a comparative study between calling a program from ProgramCall,
> ProgramCallDocument, and JDBC. For ProgramCallDocument, the needed PCML
> file
> resides in the same folder as the .class file.
>
> In Eclipse, how to I add the PCML file as a resource, so it can be bundled
> with the class files into an exported JAR? I manually put the file into
> folder. But when exporting to a JAR, it is not recognized as a resource.
>
> Also, Eclipse likes to separate source (src folder) from compiled (bin
> folder) objects. Is it a good practice to add the bin folder to the package
> explorer?
>
> Thanks,
> Loyd
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