The workspace is the place where development resources and the status of development work are saved. The workspace manages development resources as projects. Multiple projects can be created in a workspace. In addition, the workspace is used to save the status of work performed by users, such as workbench settings information and breakpoints that have been set in source files.
The workbench creates a workspace in the following default location:
Workbench<User's document folder>\Interstage Studio\<Product version>\workspace
Java EE 6 workbench
<User's document folder>\Interstage Studio\<Product version>\workspace_jee6
Multiple workspaces can be created, if required. A user can select which workspace to use when launching the workbench. The workbench can open only one workspace at a time.
Note
If there is an IVS character in the workspace folder name, an error may occur during the editing or building of the source file.
Therefore, do not include IVS characters in the workspace folder names.
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After the workbench is launched, users can switch to another workspace by selecting [File] > [Switch Workspace] from the menu.
A project is the management unit for the development resources used to develop applications. The building and debugging of applications is performed by project. The classpath and other settings required when building and the various settings required when developing applications are also performed by project.
Project wizards are used to create projects. Interstage Studio provides project wizards for Web applications, EJB, and other project types. When these wizards are used, the settings required for application development are set during project generation.
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Resources under projects are stored as ordinary files and folders. If the files and folders are modified in places other than the workbench, or the file is modified using System Editor, it is necessary to reflect the changes in the workbench.
For example, if a file and folder are modified in places other than the workbench, an error will occur after clicking [File] > [Export] on the menu. In this case, click [File] > [Refresh] on the menu to reflect the changes, and then export the file and folder. However, if the project folder is copied to the workspace folder, changes to the file cannot be reflected in the workbench using this method. Click [File] > [Import] on the menu to reflect the changes to the project in the workbench.