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<title>New Java Desktop Application Wizard: Name and Location</title>
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<h2>New Java Desktop Application Wizard: Name and Location </h2>
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<p> <small><a href="#seealso">See Also</a> </small>
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<p>The New Java Desktop Application wizard enables you to create a new
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<param name="text" value="standard Java SE project">
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</object> that is based on the Swing Application Framework.
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You open the wizard by opening the New Project wizard
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and selecting the Java Desktop Application template
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from the General category.
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<p>In the Name and Location page, you have to set the following properties:
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<li><b>Project Name. </b>Specifies the display name of the project. This name
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is also used to create the project folder.</li>
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<li><b>Project Location. </b>Specifies the folder where you want to store the
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project metadata and source code. When you create an empty Java project, you
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cannot store the project folder and the project source code in separate locations
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like you can with projects from existing source code.</li>
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<li><b>Set as Main Project.</b> Sets the newly created project as the <a href="../proj_main.html">main
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<li><b>Application Class.</b> Specifies the name of the main class to be
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generated for the application. The application class contains the <tt>main()</tt>
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method and implements other standard Swing Application Framework methods.</li>
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<li><b>Choose Application Shell.</b> Determines what kind of code is generated
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for the application. If you choose Database Application, the wizard continues
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for two more pages and enables you to generate a master/detail view based on a
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database table that you specify.</li>
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<p>If you selected the Basic Application shell, you can click Finish to create the
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project on your computer and open the project in the Projects window and the
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<p>If you selected the Database Application shell, click Next to specify the
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database table and the configuration of the master/detail view of the database.</p>
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<dt><a name="seealso">See Also</a></dt>
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<a href="../proj_about.html">About Projects</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="../proj_stand_about.html">About Standard Projects</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="../proj_free_about.html">About Free-Form Projects</a></dd></dl>
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