How to Import an External .class File in an Eclipse Java Project

Question

I am trying to include a .class file through an import in a .java class I am creating. I need the .java class to look the same as what I need to deploy on the application server. I have created a directory structure to put the Context.class file in.

I updated the build path by using "Add External Class Folder..." and selected the "oracle" directory containing apps>fnd>common.

However, Eclipse still can't find the Context.class file referenced in the import.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You need to select the classes ( C:\\Users\\badams\\java\\classes ) directory instead of the oracle directory when using Add External Class Folder... .

You should provide the root of the directory that represent your java package structure.

As an alternative, you can create a jar archive with the contents of the C:\\Users\\badams\\java\\classes directory and add that archive as a jar dependency as well.

You can use for this purpose the builtin SDK jar utility. Please, change you current directory to C:\\Users\\badams\\java\\classes and run from a command prompt or PowerShell terminal something like:

jar cvf oracle-fnd.jar *

Then add the generated archive to your project as usual.