{"id":1505,"date":"2011-02-13T01:50:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T20:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/JitendraZaa.com\/blog\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2011-02-13T01:50:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T20:20:09","slug":"locate-source-file-on-local-disc-in-eclipse-external-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jitendrazaa.com\/blog\/others\/tips\/locate-source-file-on-local-disc-in-eclipse-external-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Locate source file on Local Disc in Eclipse – External tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

In eclipse, it is common requirement to open the folder containing source file<\/strong> but there is no direct method to do that like in Visual studio of Microsoft.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial, i will explain how to achieve this with the help of External tools <\/strong>in Eclipse.<\/p>\n

Go to Run | External Tools | External Tools Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"External<\/a>
External Tools Configurations Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then New Window open, Give the name of new External tool, in Location text box type : “${env_var:SystemRoot}explorer.exe<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

and in argument text box write: “\/select,${resource_loc}”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"External<\/a><\/strong>
External Tools Configurations Eclipse Create New<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then select tab “common” and as per below image make the settings.<\/p>\n

\"External<\/a>
External Tools Configurations Eclipse Create New Screen 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This external tool will open the source file containing folder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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