Link to Application Folder(s)

Eclipse includes the ability to create a "Linked Folder" which is a simple pointer to a folder outside of the current Eclipse workspace. This can be used to create a link to an application folder or to a special work folder.

Once the "Linked Folder" is created, the plug-in can search the contents of the folder or copy files into the folder or sub-folders of the folder.

While there are other methods of linking folders within Eclipse, the steps outlined below illustrate the preferred approach.

The steps below use a dummy project in the current workspace as a container where the linked folders are created.

Warning Eclipse is case sensitive - be consistent with the names used for any files created in Eclipse projects.

Create Project

If you do not already have a dummy project in the current workspace, the following steps describe how to create one.

  1. Select the menu item New > Project... to start the wizard.
  2. Expand the General category and select Project and press [Next] to create a generic project for the linked folders

    New project wizard

  3. Enter a unique name, such as zzLinkdedFolder, that will be easy to identify.
  4. Press [Finish] to complete the creation of the project.

Create a Linked Folder

STOP Once the linked folder has been created, it cannot be changed to reference a different application folder. A new linked folder must be created for each application folder to be referenced.
  1. Right click on the dummy project and choose New > Other... from the pop-up menu.
  2. Now choose the General > Folder wizard and press [Next >].

    New project wizard

  3. Enter a unique name for the folder that is derived from the application and version to make it easy to identify later, such as Sage100Standard2020.
  4. Press [Advanced>>] and select "Link to alternate location (Linked Folder)"

    New project wizard

  5. Press [Browse...] and select the application folder to be linked to the Eclipse project.
    Warning Be careful when selecting an application folder - the folder structure of the Eclipse project will be recreated in the selected application folder.
  6. Press [Finish] to complete the creation of the linked folder.

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