In Chapter 2, Editing Files and Projects, we learned about the Projects window within NetBeans and saw how it is used for Java projects. In this section, we're going to look at the "business" type of projects that NetBeans supports. Within a Java EE environment, business projects typically correspond to EJB projects.
When we invoke the New Project wizard within NetBeans, there are several additional NetBeans project types that are available within the EE distribution of NetBeans:
Enterprise Application: This creates a new enterprise application (packaged as an
.Eararchive) and provides the option of creating web and EJB modules for inclusion within the.Eararchive (we will discuss web modules in the next chapter).Enterprise Application with Existing Sources: This creates a new enterprise application based upon existing sources. For this option to complete successfully, the existing source must be stored within the format specified by the J2EE BluePrints Project...