Wednesday, October 29, 2003

How to setup Windows Explorer to use as an "External Tool" in JDeveloper 10g Preview As Requested... Here's a write up on how to configure Windows Explorer to work with JDeveloper's file navigator for JDeveloper 10g Preview. This is a follow-on to the original posting on how to do this with JDeveloper 903. The following is a quick "How To" describing how to set up Windows Explorer as an "External Tool" in JDeveloper 10g Preview In JDeveloper 10g Preview, invoke the "External Tools" wizard. From the main menu: Tools->External Tools... The External Tools wizard will allow you to integrate ANY external tool to use within JDeveloper Click "Add" to create a new tool entry. Click Next to move to step 2. Set Program Executable to: <your path to your Windows Explorer>. For example: "C:\WINNT\explorer.exe" For the "Arguments" field, click "Insert" and Select the "File Directory" macro. You should see "${file.dir}". Leave the "Run Directory" blank. Click Next. You can set the "Caption for Menu Items" to "Windows Explorer". You can also add a "Tooltip". You can define an icon or accept a default one if it exists. Click Next. In Step 4, I like to check the following: Tools Menu, Navigator Context Menu, Code Editor Context Menu. (The Navigator Context Menu is a MUST!) Step 5. Availability. Check when you want to the tool to appear. For Windows explorer I prefer always. but you can also specify when you want the explorer tool to appear.. This is actually a little easier than 903... Click Ok to dismiss the initial dialog and... That's it! You should now be able to invoke Windows explorer from JDeveloper 10g Preview!   5:19:25 PM    comment []