Creating a Project from an Existing Project in Source Control

You can create a project from an existing project in source control.

Procedure

  1. Select File > Import. The Import wizard is displayed.
  2. Expand SVN and select Checkout projects from SVN and click Next.
  3. Set up the repository with the assistance of your Subversion administrator, (this should point to the parent directory to the one containing the project folder) and click Next.
  4. Select the project folder and click Next.
  5. Select the method for checking out the project and click Next.
  6. Either use the default workspace or click Browse to check out the project elsewhere.
  7. Click Finish. The project is checked out to your workspace.
    Note: We recommend that you import or export individual projects, and do not attempt to import or export the workspace.