View source for FAQ How do I add images and other resources to a runtime JAR file?

A plug-in is built using an Ant build script called <tt>build.xml</tt>. You create this script
from a <tt>plugin.xml</tt> file by choosing from the context menu '''Create Ant 
Build File'''. When it runs the build script, Ant includes settings from the 
<tt>build.properties</tt> file. Open that file in an editor, and add an entry for the
<tt>bin.includes</tt> variable. Add a pattern such as '''images/*.gif'''
 to add all GIF files in the images directory.



Then, rerun the Ant build script to generate a runtime JAR including 
the resources you just specified. Check to see whether the created 
JAR includes the resources you intended. 





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