Aptana/Eclipse: How do I make a project that uses existing files on my filesystem, instead of copying?

Question

I want to create a project that uses source files already on my filesystem, but the IDE always wants to create a directory and make a second copy of all the source.

This has always annoyed me about Aptana and Eclipse, is there a workaround for this?

Answer 1

1. have the files in a directory under your workspace

2. use "create project" and change the default folder to the one created above.

Answer 2

One small addendum, the existing folder doesn't actually need to be in your workspace. I have several projects in my workspace but also several located elsewhere for assorted reasons.