[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: need help using a textbook class file in Ecl

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon D. wrote:
> "...put it in a directory under your Project named /lib/classes (or any 
> name you choose)."  Right now the Keyboard.class file is on the c: drive 
> in folder cs1  I can't put any files under Program Files due to 
> security.  In Eclipse, under my project is a directory "JRE System 
> Library [jre1.5.0_06]"  Underneath there are paths to a directory which 
> ends with lib, is that what you are referring to?  Sorry to be so 
> stupid.  How/where do I put it?

I don't know what your project already contains, so I can't be sure. It 
sounds like you might have a lib/ directory in the project already. If 
so, you can create lib/classes/cs1/ and put Keyboard.class in there. 
Then you'll need to add lib/classes/ to the Java Build Path as I said 
before.
Also note that you are using the Java Perspective (the panel you 
describe is the Package Explorer). You might find it easier to open the 
Resource perspective and use the Navigator view (GUI panels are called 
Views in Eclipse) to move files around. Package Explorer is a "filtered" 
view of the file system, while Navigator is more like Windows File Explorer.

I recommend again doing the Help tutorials under Workbench and Java user 
guides. The information you'll learn is invaluable and will save you 
some frustration.

Hope this helps,
	Eric