Is there a way to setup Linked Resources relative to the .project file?

Question

We have a Flash Builder (which is based on Eclipse) project that pulls source from different locations, included in the source control in which the project is. As per our or

Answer 1

It is possible since Eclipse 3.6 (Helios)

Open the project properties and goto Resources > Linked Resources > Path Variables.

There you can create a new variable relative to an existing one. For instance:
Name: MY_SOURCE_FOLDER
Location: ${PROJECT_LOC}\..\src

This will add a new Path variable to your .project file with a value like:

$%7BPARENT-1-PROJECT_LOC%7D/src

meaning ${PARENT-1-PROJECT_LOC}/src, where the 1 means the parent directory 1 times above PROJECT_LOC.