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Another question about assignment 3b

 
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This is mainly directed at Marilyn but I thought I'd post it here in case anyone ever has this issue in the future.

I was reading ahead and getting prepared for Assignment 3b when I wondered about this: is it an absolute requirement to have exactly the specified directory structure? The reason I'm asking is I do most if not all my Cattle Drive assignments on my PC here at work (it's MUCH better than my home PC). However, I already have a "c:\Java" directory that houses some files for an app I have to use for work. So far, I have been doing all the work under a "mattjava" folder. I don't want to deviate from the style guide but I'm hesitant to go changing folders around as I have to use this app on a weekly basis (it's a query tool for a mysql database, FWIW). I don't have the disk or anything to reinstall as it was installed when I got this job. I had planned to upgrade the app but I don't want to do it now.

So, should I try to move the app around (I tried it briefly before and had no luck) or can I use a different folder for the top most folder in these assignments (maybe a c:\java2 directory)?

Sorry for the long post but I just want to be prepared for when I get to this assignment. Thanks!
 
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That's a good question. I'm still wondering if all of my video servlet stuff should be in a directory structure like so: C:\java\videos\src
because I've been using C:\java\src all this time and it's working so I don't want to change it unless I'm supposed to.
 
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Originally posted by Matt Fry:
... is it an absolute requirement to have exactly the specified directory structure? ... However, I already have a "c:\Java" directory that houses some files for an app I have to use for work. So far, I have been doing all the work under a "mattjava" folder.

So, should I try to move the app around (I tried it briefly before and had no luck) or can I use a different folder for the top most folder in these assignments (maybe a c:\java2 directory)?


c:\java would be ideal, but ...
c:\java2 would be ok.
c:\mattjava would be ok.
c:\java\mattjava would be ok
You can put a bee directory or a reverse directory or a videos directory inside any of the above and build.xml and the other stuff for each assignment inside those subdirectories.

I'm still wondering if all of my video servlet stuff should be in a directory structure like so: C:\java\videos\src

Be brave, Carol. Yes, they should be inside the C:\java\videos directory. build.xml goes in the C:\java\videos directory and the other stuff goes in C:\java\videos\src or C:\java\videos\lib etc.
 
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