Re: Adding external libraries in NB 8+

Hi,

If I understand you correct you want to add an plain jar file to your netbeans 
application. Typically you wrap a jar in a nb-project which you can add to a 
suite and add via the shown gui into your app.

If the jar is used only for one of your nb-projects of your nb-app you can add 
the jar to this nb-project directly instead of creating a new wrapper-project.

Right-click on the project, open the properties menu, switch to the Libraries 
tab, switch to the wrapped-jars tab and add the jar.

If this is not available you have right-clicked on a suite instead of a 
project.

Hope this helps.

best regards
Oliver

> I’m adapting an old, NB Platform project (6.9 era) to 8.2.
> 
> So I’ve just installed 8.2, I open my project, and it complains that there’s
> libraries missing.
> 
> Not a problem, been here before..
> 
> So Project Properties->Libraries tab….
> 
> Huh… No “Add Jar” option..
> 
> Search google. “Netbeans 8 add libraries” returns nothing but a but ton of
> links how to add libraries to earlier versions on NetBeans… And they all
> say the same thing, Click ‘Project Properties”, use the Libraries tab,
> click Add jar….
> 
> Except, I don’t have that option.. It’s not even an unavailable, grey’ed out
> option. “Add Project” doesn’t appear to be the answer, “Add Cluster” feels
> incorrect...
> 
> 
> 
> I must be missing something easy, but I sure can’t seem to find a quick
> answer… All I want to do is add back j3d.
> 
> Would some kind soul please point me in the right direction?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --
> Don Krause