creating an apk via eclipse

Question

I asked a similar question earlier and I followed the instructions I was given in the answer . Now I get the android option, which I was not getting earlier, as per the image below

I select the option: Export Android Application after which I get a message that the project I am trying to export is not an Android project. This is really confusing and I took an android development course and the project I am trying to convert to an apk is one of the first i created. The following screenshot is the message I see;

When I click on the browse button all i get is a new window but nothing gets populated in it. I need help/guidance people as I am learning android development and I am still a rookie :(

Answer 1

I don't think yours is an Android project but it a Java project. It uses JRE to compile so it is a Java project. You are trying to export Android application from Java project.

Answer 2

Looks like either:

1. Your project isn't opened yet

Right click on project name in Package Explorer > Open Project

2. Your project may have been accidentally marked as a Library project (library projects cannot be exported as apk files)

Right click on project name in Package Explorer > Properties > Android > "Is Library" checkbox

3. Your project may not have been imported into Eclipse yet. To do so, open package explorer and add your project into it:

To view package explorer:

Window > Show View > Package Exporer

To import new project:

New > Project... > Android Project from Existing Code > [Look for root directory of the Android project, should be the root dir containing the AndroidManifest.xml file] > Select project to import (if you have the previous step correctly you should only see one) > Select Copy projects into workspace (if you want to create a copy in your workspace folder, otherwise ensure that your project files don't move out of your existing directory) > Finish

4. Your project may have been accidentally been configured as a Java project instead of an Android application project, if so see this SO question .

If that's not the reason why you are not seeing any projects, please let me know and provide more information (perhaps also a screenshot of your entire IDE with the Java perspective).

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This is what the project properties panel should look like: