VA Assist adds an "Import from a Eclipse" option to the Visual Age for Java
Import Wizard. Rather than selecting a directory as in the import from
directory option, this option allow you to directly select an
Eclipse/WSW/WSAD project to import from.
The "Workspace" field allows
you to select a workspace other than the default set on the "VA
Assist | Eclipse/WSW/WSAD" options page. If your default
workspace is not listed, you
can add it
using the "Options" button.
You can view the contents of your root directory with the
"Explore" button.
Finally, you can launch Eclipse/WSW/WSAD via the "Launch"
button.
The "Projects" field allows you to
select the source project to import from. The "Details" button can be used to get a more detailed
description of the project.
And the "Explore" button may be used to view the contents of
the project root directory. Finally, the "Source" button can be
used to select the preferred output source directory (if the project has
more than one source directory defined).
If the "Always import everything"
option is selected, then all of the the class, java, and resources from
the specified directory are imported.
If resources are being imported, an
"Import resources if newer" option is provided that will prevent
any resources from being imported that are older than those in the
workspace.
Whenever an import set is run, the import wizard records
the names of the files being imported along with their timestamps. Selecting the "Import only if
file timestamp has
changed since the last import/export" option causes the import wizard to compare the
timestamp of the files being imported with the timestamps of the files imported earlier. If
the timestamps are identical for a particular file, then that particular
file is
not imported and no new type edition is created. This information is recorded in the workspace and *not* in the
repository. This means that the "Import only if file timestamp has
changed since the last import/export" will
not suppress creation of new editions the first time that it is used in a particular
workspace.
Optionally, an external program can be specified as part
of the "Import from Eclipse". Either type the name of the external
program directly into the text field, or click the "Browse" button to open a
file dialog to select an external program. Immediately prior to the "Import
from Eclipse" being run, the external program will be executed. An
optional delay (1 to 999 seconds) can also be specified that will cause
the system to wait before beginning the import (presumably in order to
allow the external program to finish executing).
An "Import from Eclipse" configuration can be saved as a named Import Set by clicking on the
"Save" button. If an Import Set was selected in the main Import dialog or recently saved using the "Save"
button, then clicking the "Delete" button will delete
that named Import Set. If no Import Set is currently loaded or the SHIFT key is
held down when the "Delete" button is clicked, then the "Delete multiple Import Sets" dialog appears.
Clicking the "Global Import Options"
button opens the Global Settings window and displays the "Import" options page.
