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Is there a way to make Eclipse able to export multiple configurations of a single project?

My problem is the following:

I have several java web applications which I develop in Eclipse. Before I put new versions onto my production server I publish the new versions to a test server, where the apps run with a slightly different configuration (database server name, etc.).

Is there a way to something like 'export war for TEST env' and 'export war for PROD env'? Eclipse only would have to take another properties file...

I guess there is a way, I just can't figure it out.

Any ideas / hints ?

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You would get much better results by having an Ant or Maven build.

These are build systems, rather than IDEs, so all you have to do is run a shell command, with parameters, if needed.

Update: as for the question of integrating Ant or Maven with Eclipse, see my answer on Best way to share jars across multiple projects.

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  • ic, I was just wondering whether there's an option of integrating these tools with eclipse... – KB22 Sep 03 '09 at 11:44
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There are actually plugins for this out there:

Maven4Eclipse

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