# How to open rails application/proj in RadRails

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245 "2006-08-03T19:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/1 "2006-08-03T19:04:35Z")

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Hey I am not finding any option for opening my Rails project in  
RadRails.  
I tried import, open file … all in vain !

please help!!!

Anil,  
[http://anilw.info](http://anilw.info)

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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/2 "2006-08-03T20:40:15Z")

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Anil W. wrote:

> Hey I am not finding any option for opening my Rails project in  
> RadRails.  
> I tried import, open file … all in vain !
> 
> please help!!!
> 
> Anil,  
> [http://anilw.info](http://anilw.info)

Create a new project in the same location as an existing rails project  
and uncheck “Create appication skeleton”

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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/3 "2006-08-04T06:01:45Z")

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It isn’t particularly intuitive, but it does work well after figuring  
out how to do it.

After you create a workspace, create a new empty Radrails project.  
Uncheck “generate Rails application skeleton” and “create a Webrick  
server”.

Next, use the “Import” from the File Menu, select “File System”, and  
browse to your Rails project. Check the box that selects the directory  
structure. That should import the project.

Finally, create a server and you should be good.

This video should help:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RM3qy9PVv5s/hqdefault.jpg "RadRails Import") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM3qy9PVv5s)

Regards, Bill Capolongo  
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Anil W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:  
Hey I am not finding any option for opening my Rails project in  
RadRails.  
I tried import, open file … all in vain !

please help!!!

Anil,  
[http://anilw.info](http://anilw.info)

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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/4 "2006-08-15T14:22:00Z")

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If you created the app in the directory you set in RadRails, then if  
you say create a new project in RadRails, name it the same it will  
open up the one you created.  
i.e.  
from a command line  
rails myapp

then new project named myapp in RadRails.

On another note though 7.0 is acting wonky. I’ve tried created a few  
new apps in there and it is not building the files and directories.

Stuart

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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/5 "2006-08-04T02:02:43Z")

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Anil W. wrote:

> Hey I am not finding any option for opening my Rails project in  
> RadRails.  
> I tried import, open file … all in vain !
> 
> please help!!!
> 
> Anil,  
> [http://anilw.info](http://anilw.info)

It isn’t particularly intuitive, but it does work well after figuring  
out how to do it.

After you create a workspace, create a new empty Radrails project.  
Uncheck “generate Rails application skeleton” and “create a Webrick  
server”.

Next, use the “Import” from the File Menu, select “File System”, and  
browse to your Rails project. Check the box that selects the directory  
structure. That should import the project.

Finally, create a server and you should be good.

This video should help:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RM3qy9PVv5s/hqdefault.jpg "RadRails Import") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM3qy9PVv5s)

Regards, Bill Capolongo

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**Author:** ![anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anildigital](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anildigital)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-open-rails-application-proj-in-radrails/101245/6 "2006-08-16T04:43:51Z")

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I have found a way to create a RadRails project, thekey is to setup  
correctly the configuration window

[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/77546#123750](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/77546#123750)

hope it helps