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Java Forum / General / September 2006Creating a windows executable for a jar file
Hi, I'm sure someone here knows the answer. All I want is an icon that I can double click in Windows to launch the jar file. I may need to export some paths also. Does anyone know how I can do this? I did create a batch file but it opens a dos prompt in the background which I don't want. Thanks Lionel. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Lionel. You can create a .vbs to run it. set WshShell = createObject("Wscript.shell") WshShell.run "jar whatever", 0, false call it "Runjar.vbs" or something... The 0 in the .run command makes the command prompt invisible. The false tells the script not to wait for the program to finish. Let me know if this helps or if you have quesitons! Michael Boggs > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Lionel. You can create a .vbs to run it. set WshShell = createObject("Wscript.shell") WshShell.run "jar whatever", 0, false the "jar whatever" is of course the command you use to run the jar. Save the .vbs; call it "Runjar.vbs" or something; then just double-click it The 0 in the .run command makes the command prompt invisible. The false tells the script not to wait for the program to finish. Let me know if this helps or if you have quesitons! Michael Boggs >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > false tells the script not to wait for the program to finish. Let me > know if this helps or if you have quesitons! Great, I'll give this a go as soon as I can. Will the .vbs extension show up? Also, how do I go about giving it a custom icon so that it get's rolled out with that icon when I install? Thanks Lionel. >>> Hi, >>> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Lionel. If you can run your jar file with the java.exe program you can make a shortcut to it and run it by double-clicking on it. You don't need a VBS script to start it. For Java applications in jars you need to specify the class path in the manifest file. There is one other possibility, if you are running Windows XP Pro the file type may not be set correctly in the file types. Just open My Computer, Tools Tab, File Types Tab and set the JAR extension to be an Executable Jar File.  SignatureKnute Johnson email s/nospam/knute/ >>>> Hi, >>>> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > shortcut to it and run it by double-clicking on it. You don't need a > VBS script to start it. Yes, I can double click it but there may be other things that I want to do first, most likely export paths to other libraries, although at this stage this has miraculously worked. I actually let Netbeans handle creating the Jar for me, and as it turns out it seems to have been smarter than I thought. Can you give the shortcut to the jar an alternative icon? I will check that myself. > There is one other possibility, if you are running Windows XP Pro the > file type may not be set correctly in the file types. Just open My > Computer, Tools Tab, File Types Tab and set the JAR extension to be an > Executable Jar File. A large reason for using Java is that it's cross-platform. I don't intend to restrict the application (and the people I work with want it to run on multiple platforms) to Windows. Personally I rarely use Windows which is why I had to ask the question. Thanks for you input. Lionel. >>>>> Hi, >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Can you give the shortcut to the jar an alternative icon? I will check > that myself. right click on icon, click on Shortcut tab, there is a button right there that lets you change the icon. >> There is one other possibility, if you are running Windows XP Pro the >> file type may not be set correctly in the file types. Just open My [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Lionel. ... > I'm sure someone here knows the answer. All I want is an icon that I can > double click in Windows to launch the jar file. JWS can do all this, for windows and 'the other platform'. (and as mentioned in another post, it allows you to choose the icon for the desktop shortcut). Besides that, JWS offers .. - Java versioning - Automate program updates - support by the manufacturer Andrew T. > ... >> I'm sure someone here knows the answer. All I want is an icon that I can [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > - Automate program updates > - support by the manufacturer My application relies on 6 or more other jars. How can I be sure these will be exported without writing some custom script? Lionel. >> ... >>> I'm sure someone here knows the answer. All I want is an icon that I can [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lionel. Exported to where, some foreign country? Your application jar manifest must have a Class-path statement in it if the jars are not in the execution directory. If they are there is nothing to be done. This is really far simpler than everybody is making it out to be. SignatureKnute Johnson email s/nospam/knute/ > > ... > >> I'm sure someone here knows the answer. All I want is an icon that I can > >> double click in Windows to launch the jar file. > > > > JWS can do all this, .. > My application relies on 6 or more other jars. How can I be sure these > will be exported without writing some custom script? Add the Jar's to the 'resources' section of the JNLP and they will be made accessible to the main Jar via calls to getResource. Andrew T. Lionel wrote on 11.09.2006 00:44: > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Does anyone know how I can do this? I did create a batch file but it > opens a dos prompt in the background which I don't want. Look at Launch4J (http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/) it will create an .exe file that will start your application. You can have a native splash screen, JDK version checking and default JVM Parameters. This is *not* a native compiler, it will simply create an .exe wrapper around your Java program (very much like javac.exe) Thomas > Lionel wrote on 11.09.2006 00:44: >> Hi, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > native compiler, it will simply create an .exe wrapper around your Java > program (very much like javac.exe) This looks interesting. I'm looking into it. Lionel. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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