Accessing Files Outside of a Project
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When developing applications, you must create a project within which
to house your source code and related files. If you need to access a file
outside of your projects, you can do so using the Favorites window.
To access a file or folder outside of an IDE project:
- Choose Window > Favorites
(Ctrl-3).
- Right-click in the Favorites wndow and choose Add to Favorites.
- Select the folder that you want to access and click OK.
- Although the Favorites window enables you to open and edit source files
from anywhere on your system, the IDE knows nothing about the classpath and
other project settings belonging to those source files. If you are working in
a programming language, you cannot run, compile, or debug source files from
the Favorites window.
- See Also
- Favorites Window
- Projects Window
- Files Window
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