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how to specify the path of a file bundled in the package [message #649334]

Tue, 18 January 2011 14:11

Eclipse User

I am trying to load an external dll file into my java program, however if I give the absolute path (for example "lib"), eclipse will look for this file under the eclipse installation directory rather than in the package itself.

I'd like to have something like
Activator.getImageDescriptor("icons/myimage.gif")...

but how does it work for general files?

Thanks,
Francesca

Re: how to specify the path of a file bundled in the package [message #649336 is a reply to message #649334]

Tue, 18 January 2011 14:22

Eclipse User

If you have a file in your bundle, you can use Bundle.getEntry(*) to get
a URL to that file and FileLocator API to make sure it points to a file
on your filesystem.

PW

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Re: how to specify the path of a file bundled in the package [message #649343 is a reply to message #649336]

Tue, 18 January 2011 15:05

Eclipse User

Thanks Paul.

I am not sure if I am doing the right way...

I have written

Bundle bundle = org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.getBundle"idofmyplugin");

String path = bundle.getEntry("lib").getPath();

The string path is returned as C:\lib

However there's no lib under C:
The folder lib is in the workspace at the same level as other folders like "icons" or "src"

Any clue?

Thank you very much for the quick reply!!

Francesca

Re: how to specify the path of a file bundled in the package [message #649495 is a reply to message #649343]

Wed, 19 January 2011 08:18

Eclipse User

On 01/18/2011 03:05 PM, fran81 wrote:
> Thanks Paul.
>
> I am not sure if I am doing the right way...
>
> I have written
>
> Bundle bundle = org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.getBundle"idofmyplugin");
>

Don't use getPath(*) in the URL, instead use FileLocator to turn it into
an absolute file system path

PW

--
Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Expression_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menus_Extension_Mapping
http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse .platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm

Re: how to specify the path of a file bundled in the package [message #649606 is a reply to message #649495]

Wed, 19 January 2011 16:32

Eclipse User

Thanks Paul, it's working now.

I have

Bundle bundle = org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.getBundle"idofmyplugin");
try {
String path = FileLocatior.resolve(bundle.getEntry("lib")).getPath();
} catch (IOException e) {

}

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