Adding libraries to a jar file for distribution using NetBeans

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dsh0105@gmail.com - 09 Jan 2006 01:32 GMT

Hi all,

I've got an application that usesed several 3rd party libraries. When
I build the project in Netbeans, it runs perfectly. However, the
distribution jar file fails to find the needed the library files. How
can get Netbeans to include/reference the needed 3rd party libraries to
get an application that I can actually distribute?

Thanks,

David H.

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Roedy Green - 09 Jan 2006 04:30 GMT

>How
>can get Netbeans to include/reference the needed 3rd party libraries to
>get an application that I can actually distribute?

I think most people use an ANT script to build the distributable.

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Oliver Wong - 09 Jan 2006 20:10 GMT

> Hi all,
>
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> can get Netbeans to include/reference the needed 3rd party libraries to
> get an application that I can actually distribute?

You'd need to deliver the 3rd party JARs along with your JAR file, and
ask the user to make sure that all of thoses jars are on the classpath.
Another solution might be to write your own custom classloader to seek out
the appropriate jars yourself.

- Oliver

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