Creating an Applet Project

You can create an applet project in any portfolio for which you have write permission. When you create an applet, you must provide a project name and the directory where your files will reside. Java WorkShop supplies default values for all other project attributes.

To create an applet project:

  1. Click the Project's button on the Java WorkShop main toolbar.
  2. Select the portfolio name where you want the applet project to be placed and choose File -> Open Portfolio.
  3. In the project manager, choose File -> New -> Project.
    The Create Project wizard is displayed.
  4. Type the name of your project in the box where untitled appears.
    Make sure you are consistent in the use of capitalization in project and file names (even if you are working on Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95, where file names are not case-sensitive). Java WorkShop is case-sensitive.
  5. Make sure that the Applet radio button is selected.
  6. Decide whether your applet will have a GUI. Complete the creation of your project by finishing one of the following sections:

Java WorkShop creates the project .prj file using the name, source file names, and other information you supplied, and stores the project in the specified directory. The project name is added to the Project Manager window.

If you are creating a new source file, a new project template is displayed in the source editor. If you indicated in the Create Project wizard that there are existing source files, the source editor supplies the existing source files. If you chose to use the Visual Java GUI builder, the GUI builder palette is displayed.

You can change the default attribute values for the project by choosing Edit -> Project. These attributes define the project's individual characteristics, such as the options to use to build the project. For a listing of all project attributes, see Editing Project Attributes.

See also:

Creating a Standalone Program Project
Creating a Java Package Project
Creating a Beans Project
Using the Create Project Wizard