Java routine: import cannot be resolved. Path looks ok (?)

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I'm trying to integrate my Job with POJO code colleagues have written. I've imported this code as an 'External Class Folder', and can see it when browsing .Java projects (screenshot JavaBrowsing_.java_Projects) and also in the Build path (screenshot Preferences_Java_BuildPath)
When I'm writing the import statement, Eclipse can find the right class (screenshot Define_Import_Stmt) but the compiler cannot resolve it (screenshot Import_Stmt_Error).
Any suggestions as to where I'm going wrong?
Thanks,
Colm.

[Anonymous]

Got a bit closer; I put the code into a Jar and imported this into Modules and that shows up in the Modules list with Status = Unused. How do I install it? (get it into an Installed state).
Thanks,
Colm.

[Anonymous]

Talend and Eclipse are not quite that tightly integrated. Use a tLibraryLoad component to import the external jar in a job.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried right-clicking on the NumberValidator routine in the Repository and selecting "Edit Routine Libraries"?

[Anonymous]

That's it, thanks ("Edit Routine Libraries"). Found documentation (section 8.4.3 of TalendIntegrationSuite_TE_Studio_UG_41b_EN.pdf). Looks like there's no need to mess with Java build paths (for this anyway). Still thinking too much like a Java developer!
Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Just as a follow-up, it would be nice if you could add a .war file as a routine library -- that way you wouldn't need to add several jars that your code depends on (e.g. logging, 3rd party libs...)
I tried this: renamed mywar.war to mywar.zip, then tried to add mywar.zip via Edit Routine Libraries, but it looks like it doesn't work.
Has anyone succeeded using a .war as a routine library?

[Anonymous]

You can always pack your own JAR with a simple zip tool. Extract all the JARs from /WEB-INF/lib (an any /WEB-INF/classes) into a common directory and zip that up. You may need to merge /META-INF/MANIFEST.MF files.