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Bug 195568

Summary:	[Import/Export] can't import a Jar as a project
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Damian Biollo <damian_biollo>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Platform UI Triaged <platform-ui-triaged>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:	Prakash Rangaraj <prakash>
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5	Keywords:	helpwanted
Version:	3.3
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	All
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Description Damian Biollo

2007-07-05 14:17:51 EDT

It looks like there may be a glitch in the Import Wizard.

Go to Import > Existing Project and then choose Archive File.
Previously if you selected a plugin jar it would import it as a project into the workspace.

Now, the next and finish buttons are disabled and there's no error message.

Comment 1 Kevin McGuire

2007-07-05 16:11:28 EDT

I'm not sure what it used to do but it seems it won't enable because its expecting you to chose a folder inside an existing project.  Obviously it offering to create the project would be helpful.

Comment 2 Tod Creasey

2007-07-09 08:02:11 EDT

This would be a general issue with importing from files or archives that were not already projects.

Comment 3 Susan McCourt

2009-07-09 19:11:09 EDT

As per http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/Bug_Triage_Change_2009

Comment 4 Prakash Rangaraj

2009-07-23 04:53:24 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)

> Now, the next and finish buttons are disabled and there's no error message.
     There is warning displayed now.

> Go to Import > Existing Project and then choose Archive File.
> Previously if you selected a plugin jar it would import it as a project into
> the workspace.

     You cannot import a plugin jar. This wizard is used to import projects that are archived into a zip/jar file. If you want to import a plugin into workspace, you should be using Import->Plugins & Fragments wizard