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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: can't find in classpath, but only when running from the jar file
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:11 -0400
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On 10/15/2012 11:51 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
> On 10/15/2012 11:22 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>> On 10/15/2012 10:56 AM, Stryder wrote:

>>> but when I try to run the jar, with the environment exactly as it was
>>> when I ran the class separately, using this command...
>>>
>>> java -jar PartnerAPI-test-client.jar
>
> or a classpath option
> java -jar -cp pathtomyaxis2clientjar PartnerAPI-test-client.jar
>
I've supplied misinformation here.

Quoting from the java - The Java Application Launcher manual
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/solaris/java.html#options>

-jar
[snip]
"When you use this option, the JAR file is the source of all user 
classes, and other user class path settings are ignored. "
[snip]

Thanks to Nigel and Lew for catching this.:)