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

From Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs)
Date 2012-09-07 16:17 +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

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How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-07 05:15 -0700
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-09-07 12:24 +0000
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-07 09:54 -0400
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-13 06:40 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-09-13 17:20 +0000
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-13 11:00 -0700
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-09-13 15:36 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-13 20:34 -0400
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't   work on other's PCs) Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-09-07 16:17 +0100
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-07 11:11 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-07 21:28 -0400
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-10 23:29 -0700
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 23:49 -0700
          Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-11 05:12 -0700
            Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 09:25 -0700
              Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-11 11:08 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 12:45 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 07:24 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 08:00 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-12 08:21 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 08:58 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 09:02 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-12 09:15 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 09:44 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 10:24 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 10:19 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:10 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:26 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:47 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 12:56 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 12:58 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-12 20:45 -0400
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 23:28 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-12 20:43 -0400
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't   work on other's PCs) Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-09-17 10:10 +0100
              Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-11 16:21 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 17:33 -0700
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-09-07 22:26 -0700

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