Starting With the Basic IDE Tasks

The following information gives a quick guide to get you started using the IDE.

To access files in the IDE:

  1. Choose File and choose Mount Filesystem.
  2. In the Choose Template page of the wizard, select the Local Directory to mount a directory or select the Archive node to mount a JAR or zip archive. Click Next.
  3. In the Select Directory pane or Select Archive pane, browse to the directory or archive you want and select that directory or archive. Click Finish.

    You can select multiple directories by pressing Ctrl or Shift while selecting the directories.

For more detailed information, see Mounting a Filesystem.

To create a new file or object in the IDE:

  1. Mount an existing filesystem to which you want the new file to be added.
  2. Choose File and choose New.

    The New wizard appears and enables you to select from templates in several categories.

  3. Expand a category and select one of the templates. Click Next.
  4. Type a name for the file. Then select the directory where you want to place the file from the tree view.
  5. Click Finish.

    The file appears in the Source Editor. If you create a Java form from a template, the Form Editor opens.

For more detailed information, see Creating a New File.

To edit a file:

  1. Mount the directory which contains the file you want to edit.
  2. Right-click the node of the file and choose Open or Edit from the contextual menu.

    The file appears either in a Source Editor or a Form Editor depending on the file type.

For more detailed information, see Editing Source Files

To compile and run a program:

  1. Mount the file or folder that you want to compile.
  2. From the Explorer, select the node for the file or folder that contains the files to be compiled.
  3. From the main window, choose Build and choose Compile or choose Build and choose Compile All.

For more detailed information, see Compiling and Running Java Programs.

To debug a program:

  1. Select your program in the Explorer.
  2. From the main window, choose Debug and choose Start Session and choose Run in Debugger

    3. The program runs until it reaches a breakpoint or an exception or until the program terminates normally.

For more detailed information, see Debugging Programs.

To create a project:

  1. Choose Project and choose Project Manager
  2. Click New in the Manage Projects dialog box.
  3. Type a name for the project, and click OK.

For more detailed information, see Creating a New Project.

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