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    Default need help on jar files

    ]hi 2 every1

    i made a simple swing application with some database connectivity in it. d whole prog ws typed in notepad++ nd executed from command prompt. it ws executing perfectly. fyn...
    nw i copied d whole code in netbeans nd tried to build to main project so as to get my .jar file of my coding. .jar file ws created successfully, bt when i tried 2 run it, it ws nt executing properly.
    fr eg, i hd a button in my application that displays all records present in d database. it displayed all records when i executed wid command prompt, bt when .jar file ws excecuted, no response ws made.
    plz help me to get out of dis prob

    thanx in advance


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    Check to make sure the manifest is correct. To do that, either open the jar in WinRAR or open it manually.

    To do this, go to Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View -> Uncheck "Hide Extensions for known file types". Then go to your jar, right click, rename, change the extension from .jar to .zip. You will get a confirmation, and click ok. Now you can open your jar.

    Do this regardless of how you opened it:
    Inside the jar should be a folder named "META-INF". Go into that folder, inside that folder should be a document called "MANIFEST.MF". Open that in Notepad. The Manifest should read something like:
    Manifest-Version: 1.0
    Created-By: 1.6.0_14 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
    Class-Path:
    Main-Class: War2_0
    3 things to note here are:
    1) The "Main-Class:" variable should be the name of the class with the main in it (no extension).
    2) The "Class-Path:" variable referenses any external libraries you used. It is best to include your external libraries in the same location as your executable jar. That way the "Class-Path:" variable will just include the library names and not any paths.
    3) The blank line at the end of the MANIFEST. I dont know why it needs it, but it does.

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