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    how to create a executable jar file in java??


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    Default Re: jar file

    Use the jar command that comes with the jdk

    http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...jar/index.html
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    i hv created a jar file but it wont work..everytime i run it it says cannot find main class the program will exit now...what to do now??pls helppp...

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    Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here.
    What is in the manifest file that is in the jar file?
    What are the locations/paths to the class files in the jar file?
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    the contents of the manifest file is as follows:
    "Main-Class: main"(main is the name of the class which contains the static void main class...)
    the error message is as follows:
    "failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from main.jar"
    the path of the class files are the same as of the jar file..both are created in the same directory...!!!!

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    Default Re: jar file

    Some confusion here. Class names should start with uppercase letters
    the static void main class
    The class should have a main() method. Not a class.

    Is the Main class in a package?
    Is there a newline character after the classname on the Main-Class: line?
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    ok thr nw line charctr was posin sum hindranc...i gt it fixed..thnkssss...nw another problem...jar file has been created n is runnin fine in ma system...but when ported to anothr system it jus doesnt budge...says.."failed to load main method"..
    is it because of the jdk version conflict???pls helpp

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    Can you get the full text of the error message:
    Open a command prompt window, change to the folder with the jar file and enter:
    java -jar THEJARFILENAME.jar

    copy the contents of the command prompt window and paste it here.
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    C:\>java -jar bdb.jar
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version n
    umber in .class file
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknow n Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)

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    Did you compile the class file with version 1.7 and try to execute it with version 1.6?
    1.6 can not execute class files from 1.7
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    no...actuaallyy i did a lill somthn similiar...i complied with version 1.6 n try n execute wid version 1.5!!!!

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    That would cause the same version incompatibility problem.
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