Import (reverse engineer) IDL files

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Apr 23, 2014, 7:10:00 PM4/23/14
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I could not find an option to import Interface Definition Language files under tool->Source Code Engineering->Import Source Directory
If there is not a direct way to do this, does anyone have a work around?

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M@localhost Simon M

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Apr 24, 2014, 8:54:00 AM4/24/14
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Depending on the dialect of IDL you could try the DDS add-in (http://www.sparxsystems.com/products/mdg/tech/dds/index.html) or Corba (http://www.sparxsystems.com/resources/mdg_tech/)MDG technology.

I am aware that the DDS add-in needs to be patched for compatibility with EA 11, but I'm not sure about the CORBA add-in.

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Apr 24, 2014, 9:39:00 AM4/24/14
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I Installed the Corba add in...restarted EA, but do not see an option for IDL/Corba in the reverse engineering Tool.  Is there something else I need to do?
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M@localhost Simon M

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Apr 28, 2014, 8:56:00 AM4/28/14
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The CORBA add-in is VERY old, but it does include a help file.

You need to install the technology it provides into the model. You'll find the command in the Extensions menu.

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Apr 29, 2014, 8:54:00 PM4/29/14
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Thank you for all your support to date.  I installed the technology via the extension menu.  IDL now shows up in the list when I attempt to reverse engineer, however, no file time is presented in the file extension dropdown.  I navigated to the directory containing the IDL, click ok but nothing happened.   Any other steps I may have missed?
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Apr 30, 2014, 7:52:00 PM4/30/14
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Sounds like something may have changed to make it incompatible.

You can probably still import by manually specifying the extension when you select a file, in particular the directory import should still be possible.

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