Welcome to the Java Programming Forums


The professional, friendly Java community. 21,500 members and growing!


The Java Programming Forums are a community of Java programmers from all around the World. Our members have a wide range of skills and they all have one thing in common: A passion to learn and code Java. We invite beginner Java programmers right through to Java professionals to post here and share your knowledge. Become a part of the community, help others, expand your knowledge of Java and enjoy talking with like minded people. Registration is quick and best of all free. We look forward to meeting you.


>> REGISTER NOW TO START POSTING


Members have full access to the forums. Advertisements are removed for registered users.

Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: .jar executable

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Posts
    55
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

    Default .jar executable

    I created an app and created a .jar file with all the needed files. I can double click on it in the destination folder and it will run. I emailed it to a friend and when he tries to run it he gets a java error that says cannot find main class. How do I make an executable or install the .jar file so
    it can be executed by clicking on a shortcut or by clicking on the .jar file?


  2. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    32
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Default Re: .jar executable

    Try to use JSmooth, it is a java executable wrapper.

    java memory
    Last edited by namhm; December 4th, 2011 at 06:56 PM.

  3. #3
    Administrator copeg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    US
    Posts
    5,320
    Thanks
    181
    Thanked 833 Times in 772 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default Re: .jar executable

    Quote Originally Posted by namhm View Post
    Try to use JSmooth, it is a java executable wrapper.
    JSmooth is not necessary - your mileage may very.

    Did you modify the manifest folder to tell the JRE what class is the main class?
    See Lesson: Packaging Programs in JAR Files (The Java™ Tutorials > Deployment)

Similar Threads

  1. [SOLVED] no sound from executable jar file
    By cl2606 in forum What's Wrong With My Code?
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: June 8th, 2011, 06:41 PM
  2. Jar Executable File Not Working
    By Kimimaru in forum Java Theory & Questions
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: October 15th, 2010, 09:32 PM
  3. Jar Executable File
    By The_Mexican in forum What's Wrong With My Code?
    Replies: 43
    Last Post: June 23rd, 2010, 03:53 PM
  4. [SOLVED] Executable .jar file isn’t launched after being double-clicked
    By voltaire in forum Java Theory & Questions
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: May 18th, 2010, 03:37 PM
  5. Making executable JAR more "executable"
    By ni4ni in forum What's Wrong With My Code?
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: April 1st, 2010, 01:19 PM