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How does one add an external library jar to 'External Libraries' section of an Android Studio 1.3 project?

Trying to migrate to Android Studio 1.3 from good ol' Eclipse but it's frustrating.
How does one add an external library jar to 'External Libraries' section of the project?
Reading SO posts including here, I went to File|Project Structure|Modules
selected app and Dependencies tab.
Clicked '+'
It brings up the Select Path below
How do I add a jar file from D:\mylibs when the Home icon is disabled in the screenshot below?
I tried to copy the jars, and then right-click 'External Libraries'
and Paste but it did not work.

There is something wrong with the AS 1.3 dialogue where you add the .jar file. There are no buttons to navigate up the directory tree or change drives. Instead, to add the library, select the .jar file in Explorer (Windows), right click on it, select Copy, go to Android Studio, select Project->[NameOfYourApp]->app->libs and right click on libs and Paste file into it, click Ok on the confirmation box. Then, right click on the .jar file, go toward the bottom of the menu and select Add As Library. Then in the Create Library box confirm that it is adding to app and click Ok. Gradle will then automatically add it to the build dependencies. You can then check the build.gradle file to make sure you see this line: compile files('libs/[filename].jar') under the dependencies section.

Click on your project name on the project explorer, press "F4" or right-click on the name and select "Open Module Settings". Then click on "Dependencies" tab, and click the green "+" button on the right side, then select "File Dependency", this will bring up a Browse Window, use it to open the ".jar" or the ".aar" file.

Follow the next process and you should get it:

Unable to use library files to my project on android

Right now i am trying to create a graph in android,after searching from google and i got some solution as, to import the chart library files into my project.Likewise i downloaded that library file, and imported successfully into my project,but here my problem is after importing of that file my project showing error as
console
[2012-08-16 12:32:42 - Graph_test] /Graph_test/gen already exists but is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it.
[2012-08-16 12:32:44 - Graph_test] /Graph_test/gen already exists but is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it.
Can anyone tell me how to over come this issue?
Thanks in advance!.

Do this:
Right click on the project and go to "Properties"
Select "Java Build Path" on the left
Open "Source" tab
Click "Add Folder..."
Check "gen" folder and "Res" folder and click Ok and Ok again
Again right click on the project and in the "Andriod Tools" click on "Fix Project Properties"

If the library is another project on your space (or even jar file) then you can right click on your project and select properties. Then go to Android (where you choose version) and at the bottom you will find "is library" section. You can add it there by clicking on add

How can i add "Add External Jar" to my project in android

I want to add banner to my project. I have done some work in this regard, but i have problem in adding "Add External jar".
[Right click on my Project -> properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add External jar].
Now my problem is, as I click "Add External jar" a new widow(browsing) opens and asking for to open jar file, but I have studied "Android Developer documents" for adding banner in project, there was nothing mentioned about the to open jar file. Now what I have to do, to add "Add External jar" and I could continue my project further.
Yours help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank`s in advance.

How can i add “Add External Jar” to my project in android
For, this i always follow below steps -
Just create a libs folder on my project ->And, copy the .jar file to there.
In your workspace select your project and right click -> on Properties, just go to Java Build Path
Click the Add External jars it'll open the window dialog box -> root your workspace -> And, select your project -> go to libs folder -> choose the .jar file -> Click ok.
Hope these steps helps you.

There should be a jar file that you downloaded that contains he libraries you need. You'll need to select that jarfile for the step that you are doing currently.
It is a good idea to keep that file within your project folder as well. Many people like to keep all of their libraries inside of a folder called libs within their project folder.

I'm not sure what "banner" is, but if it's an Android Project it cannot be added as a JAR. Projects that have resources are not able to be fully externally liked libs.
If indeed this is Android Project you will need to import the existing project into your Eclipse workspace here the steps http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/projects/projects-eclipse.html#SettingUpLibraryProject

Create a folder called "libs" in your project.
Go to that folder using Windows Explorer and copy the .jar file there.
Refresh your project in eclipse and right click on the jar file and select "Add to Build Path" option.

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Very basic, But I don't know, How to add JSoup.jar to my android workspace? If anyone knows, please help me?

Right click on your project > Properties > Java Build Path > Libraries > Add [external] Jars

Create a folder named libs in the root of your project and put your jar files here.
Then go to project Properties, under Java Build Path > Libraries click con Add JARs... and select you jar file, under the libs folder.

Create a folder named libs in the root of your project and put your jar files here. And then right Click the .jar file and click Add as Library and Select app from dropdown menu and click OK
Happy Coding :)

In Android Studio follow the below steps:
Right click on file named app (inside project files in the Android project view)
Click on Open module settings
Inside Project Structure click on the + (New module) symbol on top left corner
Inside create new module select .JAR/.AAR package
Inside create new module select the .jar file to be imported and click finish
Inside Project Structure click on app (below list of Modules)
Select Dependencies click on the +(Add) symbol on top right corner
Then select Module dependency
Select the module name to be imported from the list given in Choose Modules and click ok.

If you want to add jar in specific folder(eg: lib) than do as Francesco said
else
Just right click on project>build path>configure build path>libraries> you have some options to add jar.Which one to use upto you.

Create a folder named libs in the root of your project and put your jar files here. And then right Click the .jar file and click Add as Library and Select app from dropdown menu and click OK
This solved my problem

How to use and package a JAR file with my Android app?

I have an API in the form of a JAR that I would like to use in my Android app. Not sure if it should be part of the project in Eclipse or kept separate and added to the project properties. This JAR also needs to be packaged with the application, so how is that done for Android apps?

As explained by this SO question:
Your Project -> right click -> Import -> Archive File -> yourjar.jar
Your Project -> right click -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add Jar -> yourjar.jar
You must add it as "external JAR" files, and set the "Order and Export" in your Eclipse project.
Update February 2012:
Pacerier mentions in the comment having an issue (ClassNotFound) even though he did declare the library.
He had:
However, the solution was simple:
Over 1 hour wasted. Man was I pissed!
Solution: make sure your JAR is compiled with 1.6 and not 1.7.
Argh

Thanks to VonC for pointing me in the right direction. I had the same symptoms but for a different library (I needed to add org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64 for an Android project). The solution that worked for me was SLIGHTLY different. Herewith the steps that I followed:
Download library from http://commons.apache.org/codec/download_codec.cgi
Extract commons-codec-1.6.jar from the tarball and copy to a local
folder
In eclipse:
right-click project name
choose "Properties" from context menu
on "Libraries" tab, select "Add External JARs..."
navigate to and select commons-codec-1.6.jar from the location you extracted it to your local drive
The jar file will now appear under "referenced Libraries" in your Package Explorer and you will be able to reference the library in your code.