Creating a file from a template in the project instantiate() method

[remcollier]

Hi,

I am trying to modify the default project type wizard so that I can allow the user to decide whether two specific files are created when a project is created (basically the files are called default.cfg and default.aps).

What is the recommended way for doing this, I have modified the panel and updated the store() and read() methods so that the necessary information is in the wizard properties. I know how to access those properties in the instantiate() method, but how do I create the files.

I have default versions of these files set up as Templates, but cannot find any static methods on the Templates class that allow me to retrieve a reference to these files?

[hamada ahmed]

hiyou can use

[remcollier]

Okay, so I found a solution myself, I don't know if it is the best, but here it is...

if ((Boolean) wiz.getProperty("createCFGFile")) {
String cfg = (String) wiz.getProperty("cfg");
if ((Boolean) wiz.getProperty("useDefaultCFG")) {
cfg = "default.cfg";
}
FileObject srcDir = dir.getFileObject("src");

// set relDFolder to be the src folder...
DataFolder relDFolder = DataFolder.findFolder(srcDir);

// Check the file name and update relDFolder is the file name
// includes a relative path
int index = cfg.lastIndexOf("/");
if (index > -1) {
FileObject relFolder = dir.createFolder(cfg.substring(0,index));
relDFolder = DataFolder.findFolder(relFolder);
cfg = cfg.substring(index+1);
}

// strip off the extension if it is there...
if (cfg.endsWith(".cfg")) {
cfg = cfg.substring(0, cfg.length()-4);
}

// get the template
FileObject tplate = Repository.getDefault().getDefaultFileSystem().findResource( "Templates/Agent_Factory/CFGTemplate.cfg" );
DataObject dTemplate = DataFolder.find(tplate);
try {
dTemplate.createFromTemplate(relDFolder, cfg);
} catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
// DO NOTHING - This seems to be a framework problem...
// The template creation method looks for a package???
}
}

The try...catch is placed around the createFromTemplate method due to an exception I have been getting in NB6.1 - this problem arises with objects that are based on the Generic Languages Framework - the creation methods throw an exception when the getPackage(...) method of LangaugesDataObject is called (and i've no idea why).

I've logged the above issue as a bug, but maybe somebody knows why it is not working (it works with some projects and not others).