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'workspace' folder [message #489300]

Fri, 02 October 2009 05:58

Eclipse User

I have a small RCP application. After the application is built (either using a PDE headless build or using the product export wizard) when I start it a 'workspace' folder is created in the same folder with the application .exe file.
It contains a '.metadata' subfolder.

On the other hand the Eclipse IDE creates this folder in my user.home folder or the RSSOwl application creates a '.rssowl2' folder also in my user.home folder.

Is there a way to control where the '.workspace' folder is created or how it is named?

Catalin

Re: 'workspace' folder [message #489305 is a reply to message #489300]

Fri, 02 October 2009 07:03

Eclipse User

Search for the osgi.configuration.area.default and
osgi.configuration.area system properties.

-tom

Catalin Gerea wrote:
> I have a small RCP application. After the application is built (either
> using a PDE headless build or using the product export wizard) when I
> start it a 'workspace' folder is created in the same folder with the
> application .exe file.
> It contains a '.metadata' subfolder.
>
> On the other hand the Eclipse IDE creates this folder in my user.home
> folder or the RSSOwl application creates a '.rssowl2' folder also in
> my user.home folder.
>
> Is there a way to control where the '.workspace' folder is created or
> how it is named?
>
> Catalin

Re: 'workspace' folder [message #489526 is a reply to message #489305]

Sun, 04 October 2009 09:50

Eclipse User

Hello Tom

Thank you for the info. It was just what I needed.

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