) to import compiled Java libraries that you want to include in a method. The Java libraries (JAR files) can be created with any third-party Java development tool. To add a new External Java Library node, right-click the Libraries node (
) and choose External Java Library or click the External Java Library button in the ribbon toolbar. Enter a label to display in the Label field.
) to open the fullscreen Select File window. Click the downward arrow for the Location menu (
) to choose Show in Auxiliary Data (
) to move to the row for this file in the Auxiliary Data window, Edit Location (
) (if its in a database), Copy Location (
), and (if you have copied a file location) Paste Location (
). When you have chosen a Java library file, it is imported to the application. During the import, the JAR file is copied into the application. Information about the file appears under Library imported into application. When you save the application, it contains a copy of the entire JAR file. Also, import statements for packages declared in the JAR file are added to the source code of all existing and future methods and utility classes in the application, and all Java code in the application is recompiled, with the added JAR file on the class path.
) to reload the JAR file if it needs to be updated. Click Discard (
) to remove the JAR file from the application.
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To use an updated version of the library, click the Import button again. Because the application contains a copy of the library, it is not sufficient to update only the original JAR file.
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