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Asked: 2026-05-27T18:35:24+00:00

I have a simple Eclipse run configuration launching a Perl script to process an

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I have a simple Eclipse run configuration launching a Perl script to process an XML file. Nothing special, works alright.

However, picking the run configuration is a bit awkward. My entry doesn’t show up in the first level of the context menu. It doesn’t show up either under “Run As”. I have to pick “Run As > Run Configurations …” to then select my run configuration “import XML”.

The way I’d like this to work is to select one or more XML files and then pick “import XML” (the name of my run configuration) from the context menu. Heck, the best thing would even to be able to double-click the XML file to launch it such as in Windows Explorer. Actually, it would be best if Eclipse were able to determine the applicability of my run configuration “import XML” based on the filename and folder location. Like, make the rc available for all files in Database/XML ending in .xml and not starting with Hooks.

Is there a way to get somewhere near that point? If some Java programming is involved that’s not a problem.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The thing you’re after is called launch shortcut, check out Eclipse help.

    If you want to get something into the first level of context menu, use org.eclipse.ui.menus extension point. Double-click is associated with opening a file in editor. While it is possible to define your launch configuration as an editor, it’s certainly not a good practice.

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