Importing Projects and Files

Here we show you how to import projects and files into MoSync. We give detailed instructions on how to import existing MoSync projects, and some information about importing other resources like archives, files systems, preference settings, breakpoints, launch configurations, and team project sets.

Importing Existing MoSync Projects

To see an existing MoSync project in your current workspace, you need to import it.

The Import wizard guides you through all the necesary steps of the import process and allows you to set various options.

Note: You can follow these steps to import our example applications (which of course are just another type of project). However, there is a much quicker way of importing them, which we describe in Importing the Examples.

Open the Import wizard in one of the following ways:

• Right-click inside the Project Explorer view and choose Import from the pop-up menu, or
• Select Import from the File menu.

Choose the import source by opening the MoSync group, selecting Existing MoSync project into workspace, and clicking Next. The Import Projects dialog will open.

Select the Select root directory option and click its Browse button.

Browse for the folder where your projects are stored, highlight it, and click OK.

A list of the projects available for import will be displayed (in this case it is example application projects in our \examples folder):

You have the choice of copying the projects into the workspace or leaving them in their current location.

• If you copy the projects (by ticking the Copy projects into workspace option), MoSync will put its builds in the new project folders that it has copied into the workspace.
• If you do not copy the projects, MoSync will put its builds in to the original project folders.

Make sure that the checkboxes of the projects you want to import are ticked, then click Finish to import the projects into your workspace.

Importing Other Projects and Files

The Import wizard can also be used to import other types of projects and files. Many of these import options will be familiar to Eclipse users. A brief overview of the available options is given in the table below.