I have a problem in Eclipse to open projects which are not in the list. for example, I found a new sample project in the Internet and downloaded it on my computer. Now, I want to open it in Eclipse but "Project>Open Project" menu does not work. What should I do?
File -> New -> Project (Android Project). Then you need select "Create project at existing location (from existing sources)" and write appropriate directory in Directory field and thats all
Try to create new android project with "from existing sources" option.
Try
File -> Import -> Existing projects into workspace
Select the project on the file
system.
Click finish
Eclipse will import it into your workspace and open it for you.
Note that the physical location of the files does not change.
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I want to import this sample project from android so I can study the code however I am getting this error. Anyone know why?
No projects are found to import
Goto File -> Import -> Android -> Import existing project into workspace
Import the project in above method it will works .. baby
Yupe, you are importing the android code which is not having the AndrodiManifest.xml file. so instead of importing "existig project into the workspace" you need to import Android Code into the workspace.
Eclipse
File->New->Project->Android Project from Existing code->browse
Have a look at It:
Goto File > New > Project
Select the type of project, click Next
Uncheck Use default location
Click on Browse to navigate to your source folder, or type in the
path to your source
Click Finish
Eclipse is looking for eclipse projects, meaning its is searching for eclipse-specific files in the root directory, namely .project and .classpath. You either gave Eclipse the wrong directory (if you are importing a eclipse project) or you actually want to create a new project from existing source(new->project->android project from existing source).
Or Import -> Android -> Import existing project into workspace
I think you probably want the second one, because Eclipse projects usually have separate source & build directories. If your sources and .class files are in the same directory, you probably didn't have a eclipse project.
Edit:
1) File->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace.
2) Select root directory: /path/to/project
3) Projects->Select All
4) UNCHECK both "Copy projects into workspace" and "Add project to working sets"
5) Finish
Try this:
File -> import -> General -> Existing Project in Workplace - > Browse
I tried many answers there but non solved the problem.
I have an android project (lets name it t) that I created using the eclipse into its workspace folder.
I did the following:
I copied t into another place as a backup.
Then, I deleted it from eclipse -> R-click on t then delete.
When I checked the workspace, it was removed as expected.
Then.
I copied the backup into the workspace.
I tried to open it on eclipse, but with no success.
File -> Import -> Android -> Existing Android Code Into WorkSpace -> Next -> Browse (to the project folder in the workspace itself) -> Finish (Last step).
After the last step, the dialog box disappeared (as expected) without a warning message. But t was not added (became visible) into the Package Explorer of Eclipse!!.
I checked the workspace folder, the project t I wanted to open was still there
How to fix?
Try leaving the project folder outside of the workspace during the import.
When you re-import the project, check the "copy project files into workspace" box.
In my experience, manually copying projects into (or out of) the workspace can be troublesome.
New ->Other ->Android Project from Existing Code ->(Browse to Root Directory )->select Projects to Imports -> check Copy projects into working sets ->finish
I think that you should check the error log...probably Eclipse won't let you import it, with a message "Some projects cannot be imported because they already exist in the workspace". If this is the case, using/creating another workspace should fix the problem. If you don't want to change workspace, you may want to check this post.
I am using Eclipse to develop Android projects. I tried to reopen a closed project but got the following message...
The project description file
(.project) for is missing. This
file contains important information
about the project. The project will
not function properly until this file
is restored.
I thought I could just create the project from my source folders (by using Windows Explorer) but the projects are completely gone (and I hadn't backed up to an external drive)
Any suggestions how to get these projects back?
closing a project does not delete the .project file. something else happened to delete that.
To "recover" from this situation I would do the following:
Create a new android project.
Close eclipse
Copy the source from the former project into the new project (outside of eclipse).
Start eclipse.
Refresh the new android project.
Is your source for your projects completely gone? Did you check your workspace location?
If you still have your source you can create a new project and copy your source into it. (do this via explorer)
You can also try copying a .project file from another project. After the project opens you can then right click on the project and select 'fix project properties'
use window/show view/Package Explore (Alt+Shift+ Q P)
then in Package Explore window select your project
next step project/open project
its take me long time to find it.
i downloaded a zip file of LISTViewTutorial, with all files, but i dont kno how to open it in eclipse, as it just opens the file, not whole project....
and i downloaded it from here
http://mfarhan133.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/list-view-tutorial-for-android/
thanks lot
Or
File > Import > Existing Project into Workspace
Open eclipse
go to file->new project
choose your project type (e.g. android)
select "create project from existing source
Start Eclipse , FILE >> NEW >> ANDROID PROJECT. A form will come up , click on start project from existing source , navigate to the required directory and your project will open in Eclipse.
I'm trying to import and existing Android project into my current Eclipse workspace. I select File->New->Android Project, which brings up the Android project dialog, I then select, "Create project from existing source", Location, Build Target and Finish.
I get the following error: Invalid project description.
Does anybody know how to get past this error?
File → Import → General → Existing Projects into Workspace → Next
Select root directory: /path/to/project
Projects → Select All
Uncheck Copy projects into workspace and Add project to working sets
Finish
Solved: If you want to "Create project from existing source", you need to create a new directory and then put the project directory tree into that new directory. Then point to the new directory when importing.
This error message appears when the source code you try to import is inside an existing workspace.
Put your source code in a directory OUTSIDE any existing workspace and then import
Just delete the ".project" file in your project folder (it's hidden on Linux, use "ls -a" to show), then from Eclipse, choose Create Android Project from existing source
Im not sure this will solve your problem since I dont know where it originats from, but when I import a project i go File -> Import -> Existing projects into workspace. Maybe it will circumvent your problem.
It seems you cannot have your project root, with the AndroidManifest.xml deeper than one directory level below your workspace root. I struggled for an hour with this before I just gave up and rearranged my repo.
You can also use Make new > General > Project, then import the project to that project directory
I found James Wald's answer the closest to my solution, except instead of "File->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace" (which did not work for me at all) I used "File->Import->Android->Existing Android Code Into Workspace". I am using Helios, maybe your version of Eclipse does not have this quirk.
I had the problem of getting errors when checking out an Android project from SVN. This is what I did and the whole thing settled down.
1. checkout the project from SVN as we normally do any other project
2. right click and get properties of the project
3. In the java build path->order and export tab select the android API and OK it
this removed all the project issues
so far so good but not sure if this is the 100% correct method
This post helped me: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8431
In my Android Project folder .project file was missing. Restoring the .project file,which will be hidden in Unix OS environment resolved the error.
Updating #JamesWald's answer, and incorporating other comments. Assuming you want to create a cfesh copy from, say, a backup in your new workspace:
Put the existing project in a directory not inside the destination workspace.
In Eclipse: File->Import->Android->Existing Android Code into Workspace, Next
Select root directory: /path/to/project/from/step/1
Projects->Select All (or not, as the case may be)
Make sure you set the new project name correctly - To change one click on the old project name (left column) and then click on the new project name (right column) and then edit. It will default to the class name of the Default Activity.
Assuming you want a copy in the destination workspace, check "Copy projects into workspace"
uncheck "Add project to working sets"
Finish
Same problem happened to me as well and the .project file was not there in the project.
I copied a .project file from an existing android project and replace the project name with the name of the project I am trying to import.
Then using File -> Import -> Existing projects into workspace I was able to import the project.
What works for me is that: File > Import > Existing Project into Workspace (under General tab), then choose the project root folder. The importing of Existing Android Code into Workspace somehow does not work on Eclipse for me.