hi,
this
thread is very interesting (at least to me)... i have written a bit of code that takes some files and zips them up. later on they get displayed on the web.
my customer would like to be able to download them as "exe" files, in other words, self extracting files. i don't think they would care whether they were jar files or .exe files, as long as the user didn't have to have a zip program installed.
i've been looking at trying to create exe files for this reason, i hadn't thought about jar files. i guess this is why there isn't anything in the api about creating exe files...
i was going to ask if anyone had any code that did this, or had some clue api-wise as to some way to make an exe, but i guess i need to look at the jar thing and see what i can come up with.
thanks a lot, a lightbulb just turned on.
p.s. if you have a line of code that shows how to do the jar thing, it won't hurt my feelings or anything...
update: actually it occurs to me, do jars launch themselves like a self extracting zip / exe file in the absence of some sort of installed zip program? we are in all likelihood talking about windows machines.
*scratches head*
my ignorance is sure showing. i love being clueless, it makes life very surprising!
[ March 25, 2004: Message edited by: John Vaughan ]