How do I run an Eclipse launcher file in IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

I have a Eclipse .launch file that a developer has created to set up the classpath, vm and program arguments from a XML file that Eclipse uses to launch the program

Answer 1

steps to launch eclipse launcher in intellij

1. download the plugin
2. install it in intellij
3. restart intellij
4. right click .launch
5. click "convert with eclipser"
6. check run/debug configurations, an new application process should be added
7. check working directory is correct or not, if not fix it
8. run that process, eclipse launcher can be executed

Answer 2

Try the Eclipser plugin

http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin?pluginId=7153

Eclipser will automatically convert Eclipse launch configurations into IntelliJ IDEA configurations

However it currently (as of November 2014) supports only very limited number of launch types:

• local Java application (...)
• program launch (...)
• Maven launcher (...)

See https://github.com/kukido/eclipser/wiki for details.

Answer 3

IDEA doesn't support importing Eclipse .launch files.

A workaround is to use the third-party Eclipser plug-in.

Eclipser can convert the following Eclipse launch configurations into IntelliJ IDEA run configurations:

• Local Java application Eclipse launcher
• Program launch Eclipse launcher (converted into external tool in Tools menu)
• Maven launch configuration
• Remote Java application Eclipse launcher
• Ant launch configuration

Answer 4

For thouse, who wants to launch .product file in idea - see this manual