Tutorial 3: Importing an existing project into the IDE

In this tutorial, you'll use the IDE's Import wizard, which lets you import existing projects, files, as well as files from ZIP archives into your workspace.

Note: You can use various methods to import source into the IDE. For details, see the Managing Source Code chapter.

Follow these steps to bring one of your existing C or C++ projects into the IDE:

Select File > Import… to open the Import wizard.
In the Import wizard, select General > Existing Projects into Workspace .
Click Next.
The IDE shows the Import Project From Filesystem panel.
Do one of the following:
1. Enter the full path to an existing project directory in the Select root directory field, or click Browse… to select a project directory using the file selector. This location refers to the Root directory in the File System to start scanning for projects to import.
2. For archived files, in the Select archive file field, type in the full path or click Browse to select the path on the file system. This archive file refers to the location to scan for projects to import.
In the Projects list, select the projects that you want to import from the location you specified.
Use the following buttons to help you make your selections:
- Select All — Select all of the projects that were found for import.
- Deselect All — Deselect all projects in the list.
- Refresh — Rescan the selected source location for projects to import.
Optional: Select the Copy projects into workspace option to cause the imported project to be copied into the current workspace.
Click Finish to import the selected project into your workspace.

Congratulations! You've just imported one of your existing projects into the IDE.