How can I get an IFile for a file outside the workspace? In other words - how can I open non-project file in editor programmatic way? Assume I have a some file and want to do something like this - File file; IFile myIFile = getIFile(file); openEditor(new EditorInput(myIFile), "MyEditorID")); Yes, I read answer here http://eclipsewiki.editme.com/PDEFaq but it didn't satisfy me. Starting Eclipse 3.0 it is possible to open any file in editor regardless of is this file in the project or not (File->Open File...). Eclipse Platform can do it. Why I can't? Seems that it must be common and very usefull feature. Th   More>>

			

			File file;
			

			IFile myIFile = getIFile(file);
			

			openEditor(new EditorInput(myIFile), "MyEditorID"));