Executable

[Paul Keohan]

I've no doubt that a form of this question has been asked many times but I've been unable to find a satisfactory answer. How do I make an exe file from my class file so that I can run it from a windows shortcut?
Thanks
Paul

[Shriram Shivakumar]

Well, there are more that one way to do this.

Creating a script/batch file:

You can create a batch file, say <applicationname>.bat . In this batch file you can, if needed, check and/or set up the environvment variables, and invoke your .class file using standard java.exe or jre.exe.

if not "%JRE_HOME%" == "" goto getHome
echo JRE_HOME environment variable is not set
:gotHome
set EXEC=%JRE_HOME%\bin\java.exe 
set APPLN=C:\production\Initiator.class
set ...
...
call "%JRE_HOME%" %APPLN%
...
:end

Using 3rd party software:

If you are using Visual Caf�, you can create a .exe file by selecting from Project Option menu. Use SmartJ Java launcher: http://www.revusky.com/hacks/smartj-faq.html

[ February 11, 2002: Message edited by: Shriram Shivakumar ]