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7.3.5 Configuring the workspace for Eclipse
In this section, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to configure the
workspace for application development using Eclipse Web Tools Platform.
Creating the workspace
To create the workspace:
1. From Windows Explore, open <eclipse_home> and double-click eclipse.exe
to launch Eclipse. This opens a Workspace Launcher dialog box as shown in
Figure 7-19.
Figure 7-19 Configure Eclipse: Workspace Launcher
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2. Enter the Workspace directory and click OK to open the Welcome window
(Figure 7-20). In our example, we used C:\AdventureWS.
Figure 7-20 Configure Eclipse: Welcome window
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3. Click the icon on the right of the window to go to the workbench shown in
Figure 7-21.
Figure 7-21 Configure Eclipse: Workbench
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Configuring a new JRE
After you have opened the workbench, you need to configure a new JRE. Follow
these steps:
1. In the menu bar, click Window Preferences to launch the Preferences
window.
2. Click Java Installed JREs as shown in Figure 7-22.
3. Click Add to launch Add JRE wizard.
Figure 7-22 Configure Eclipse: Preferences
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4. In the Add JRE dialog box (Figure 7-23), complete the following fields:
JRE type: Standard VM
JRE name: IBMJDK150
JRE home directory: C:\Program Files\IBM\Java50\jre
5. Click OK.
Figure 7-23 Configure Eclipse: Add JRE

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