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    Default Open file from JAR

    I have a program that opens a pdf file using AWT's desktop.open(); It works fine when running from Eclipse, but when exported to a jar file,the pdf will not open. Ideas?


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    Default Re: Open file from JAR

    class path in environment variables. My best guess, missing libraries is another.

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    Default Re: Open file from JAR

    Quote Originally Posted by StevenTNorris View Post
    I have a program that opens a pdf file using AWT's desktop.open(); It works fine when running from Eclipse, but when exported to a jar file,the pdf will not open. Ideas?
    Check the PDF's file path that your program is about to read, most likely using relative pass causes the problem.

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    Last edited by hns1984; January 11th, 2012 at 06:54 PM.

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