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Simon
Simon

Reputation: 19938

Eclipse project "save as"

I'm quite new to android programming and I was wondering if there is a Save As button in Eclipse for the entire project instead of saving only 1 XML or Java at a time.

For example, when I work on Excel, sometimes I like to save different versions of Excel workbooks so that I can roll back if there is a problem. I want to do the same thing for Eclipse project files like Listv1, List v2, Listv3 etc.

I know you can use local history, but that is more for different versions of the XML and Java files. I want to save different versions of project files onto my hard drive so that I can compare two different versions of my project.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 12955

Answers (4)

Jon Skeet
Jon Skeet

Reputation: 1502616

For example, when I work on excel, sometimes I like to save different versions of excel workbooks so that I can roll back if there is a problem.

Learn to use a good source control (version control) system. That's a much cleaner solution than just keeping lots of different copies around. You should still be able to compare different versions easily - and you can experiment on different branches, etc. It'll also make it much easier to share your code with others, should you wish to.

Additionally, it's not clear whether you're currently just a hobbyist or not, but if you're intending to code professionally you'll definitely need to get used to source control systems. (Every software company worth their salt uses source control.)

You might want to look at:

(All of these are free, and have Eclipse plug-ins available.)

Upvotes: 1

scottt
scottt

Reputation: 8381

Click on your open project in either the Project Explorer or Package Explorer windows. Then File/Copy (or Ctrl-C), then immediately File/Paste (or Ctrl-V). Your'll get a wizard to save the project under a new name.

Upvotes: 6

Guillermo Merino
Guillermo Merino

Reputation: 3257

I don't think that eclipse has that feature, why not having a a version control system to track your changes? like Git or Svn, they are free and very powerful

Upvotes: 1

chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-
chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-

Reputation: 77216

You need a lot more than manual saves: Any software project of any significant size should be using a version-control system. The one that's become the main standard these days is git.

Providing this sort of multiple versioning is the baseline that a VCS does, and most also handle situations like branching, where you can be working on the new version of your program but still go back and fix a bug in the old one, then push out a fix to the existing users while you keep working on the new version.

Eclipse has very good integration via the eGit plugin, and you might also be interested in the git-flow branching system.

Upvotes: 1

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