Jim H. and John: What Jim H. is proposing by adding *.java to the Preferences File Association isn't possible. By default the *.java extension for the Java and Text editors are locked by the "Java Source File Content Type" and can not be added. Since Eclipse is a full blown IDE, launching the IDE by merely double clicking a file with an extension of *.java makes no sense. Where would it be placed in a source folder? Jim James M. Corbett Programmer / Analyst | Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenue du Canada 875 Heron Rd. Ottawa, On. K1A0L5 James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Telephone | Téléphone: (613) 941-1338 Facsimile | Télécopieur: (613) 941-2261 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada 6EQUJ5