How do I use a relative path instead an absolute path in eclipse?

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Hi
I'm programming something with java and I'm using abolute paths to include other files. My question is, are there any settings in eclipse to use only relative paths or do I have to realize this with some lines of code?

I hope someone can help me, I'm desperated :(

Posted 9-Sep-11 1:09am

epanjohura

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epanjohura · Answer 1 · 2011-11-06T21:28:00

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Now I know I was really dumb :S

The needed file has to be in the same folder as the project p.e.:

current directory: C:\xy\xz\xx\.

absolute path of file: C:\xy\xz\xx\file.txt
relative path of file: .\file.txt

or
absolute path of file: C:\xy\xz\file.txt
relative path of file: .\..\file.txt

and so on.

Greetings
Painjofshem

Posted 6-Nov-11 21:28pm

epanjohura

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Dalek Dave 7-Nov-11 3:45am

Yep, true.

TorstenH. 7-Nov-11 3:46am

If you want to use relative paths - yes. But that's pure logic - you can't use relative paths when you're not able to address your files correctly.

There are different folders and places you can also address without knowing where they reside - e.g. the temp-folder of the OS.
Sometimes it's simpler to pass a task to the OS - e.g. opening a PDF-file.

All other paths have to be absolute. In that case you need to know about the configuration of the system and must be sure that it does not change.

epanjohura 7-Nov-11 3:48am

I know, thx

TorstenH. · Answer 2 · 2011-09-09T01:14:00

Solution 1

Other files like pictures, icons, print templates?

- add a folder "resource" to your project aside of the folder "src"
- underneath build up a decent structure ("print", "properties", "icons")

in the code refer to these folders with a relative path: "/resource/icons/..."

You might have to unpack the resource-folders when you build your application.

Posted 9-Sep-11 1:14am

TorstenH.

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epanjohura 9-Sep-11 7:36am

I have to give arguments if I want to run my application, that means, I have to give a path to my config.ini-file which is given as an absolute path.
But I wanted to use both the absolute and the relative paths.

TorstenH. 9-Sep-11 13:03pm

that one should be relative, as you don't know where and how the application will be placed. No absolute path here.

epanjohura 12-Sep-11 1:51am

No, this path is absolute.. I've tried it with a relative path and that didn't work.. :S

TorstenH. 13-Sep-11 12:50pm

is it a Eclipse RCP application? http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Freference%2Fmisc%2Fruntime-options.html

Or some Java-Application developed under Eclipse IDE? Then you need to process that argument yourself.

epanjohura 19-Sep-11 3:39am

It's a Java-Application developed under Eclipse IDE

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