[el_pancho]

hi guys,

i just finished a java console application, i can run it using the java -jar command from my prompt by i want to turn this program into an executable or application, so i can click on it and it starts running, how do i do it?

i am using netbeans IDE.

thank you for your time!

P.S.: This is a new post because i did not explain myself very well before.

[RudiVisser]

I'm not sure if there's an accepted way of doing this (I'm sure there will be), but I've heard of JSmooth being used before to convert .jar files to .exes.

This post has been edited by RudiVisser: 09 August 2012 - 11:04 AM

[smohd]

By building ayour application you will have a jar file in your project folder->dist. Then you can distribute the jar file or open it by double click.

[el_pancho]

RudiVisser, on 09 August 2012 - 10:43 AM, said:

I'm not sure if there's an accepted way of doing this (I'm sure there will be), but I've heard of JSmooth being used before to convert .jar files to .exes.

don´t have to be an .exe my problem is, when i build the application and i go to the application´s folder, there is a JAR file, but i cannot run the program from there by clicking on it? how do i finish a java program so my user can click on it and start running?

[Ghlavac]

You need to add a metadata file that points to the right main file, usually the easiest way todo this is via ant builder.

[smohd]

Oh didnt see that it was console app,the jar file when opened wont open command line so the system.out wont get place to print the output andd so you wont see the effect.
So solution is either to change the manifest or using some open source project like this.

Another option is to send the output to a log or any other file or your own way of displaying...

Or you may set your computer to open jar file with javaw.exe but wont be a good idea unless for testing

This post has been edited by smohd: 09 August 2012 - 11:56 AM

[el_pancho]

If i create the same application, as a console application but using c++, i just build it i double click on the .exe file, why java does not have the same idea? i mean, how do people run they own applications?

[Ghlavac]

It does, you have to correctly make a runnable jar.

[el_pancho]

Ghlavac, on 09 August 2012 - 02:59 PM, said:

It does, you have to correctly make a runnable jar.

That is my point, how do i do that?

[Luckless]

I know in eclipse you can click the project -> Export -> runnable JAR and it will produce it for you. It can't use input parameters unless you run it from the command line though (not sure if that's important)

[el_pancho]

Luckless, on 10 August 2012 - 08:06 AM, said:

I know in eclipse you can click the project -> Export -> runnable JAR and it will produce it for you. It can't use input parameters unless you run it from the command line though (not sure if that's important)

Yes input parameters are important, i think i ll re-write it in c++, i dont want to run it as a jframe or anything else than command line(prompt) because i don´t have much time left but i ll still watch this post to see if some idea comes up tho

[Luckless]

http://viralpatel.ne...exe-converting/

I have no idea if his tutorial works but it's worth a shot before rewriting

This post has been edited by Luckless: 10 August 2012 - 11:22 AM

[el_pancho]

Luckless, on 10 August 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

http://viralpatel.ne...exe-converting/

I have no idea if his tutorial works but it's worth a shot before rewriting

i ll take a look at it, thank you Luckless

[sidebrok]

im not sure if i do understand your problem, but could you possibly just build a program in c/++ that launches your java app and passes on the arguments? that would be a lot easyer than rewriting it sorry if this sounds really stupid

[el_pancho]

sidebrok, on 10 August 2012 - 02:44 PM, said:

im not sure if i do understand your problem, but could you possibly just build a program in c/++ that launches your java app and passes on the arguments? that would be a lot easyer than rewriting it sorry if this sounds really stupid

Thank you SideBrok for you attention, it isn´t stupid at all, but i don´t know how do i do it