Cannot create a new project
I've downloaded the community edition (I'm new to Java but a professional C# developer), I'm running on Windows 8.1
I start the IDE, select Create New Proejct and then get a New Project dialog,
That dialog looks like this:
The dropdown list "Project SDK" is empty yet it seems I must select something in there to continue, also checking "Groovy" causes an error:
None of this makes any sense, it seems there are prerequistites that I'm unaware of, is that true?
Thanks.
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Your images did not post, so I can't be 100% sure what you are seeing... but here are some answers...
You need to specify the SDk to use. For a Java project, this will be a JDK (Java Development Kit), not to be confused with a JRE (Java Runtime Environment). You can download the latest Java 8 JDK from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Once installed, click the "New..." button to the right of the "Project SDK" drop down and select "JDK" from the popup list. (Once you create a JDK definition, you can reuse it for future projects.) Navigate to the installation path of the JDK (if you used the defaults, it will be something like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_31\) and then click OK. IDEA will create a new JDK definition for you ans will show it in the "Project SDK" selection.
Leave the groovy option unchedked (for now at least). That's if you want your project to also use the Groovy programming language.
OK I did that and got past that hurdle, thanks.
Hi,
I cant push "next" after selecting the JDK directory, what could be the reason for this?
Best regards,
Andreas
Andreas,
Please share log file (https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/207241085-Locating-IDE-log-files)