Run the .jar file

[Hamsagayathri Palanisamy]

Hi all,
When i try to run the .jar file,the following error is thrown.
"Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from"
How could i correct the above error.
As i'm very much new to this jar file creation.I tired with
following sample
jar cf sample1.jar GetIP.class
and just i run the .jar as
java -jar sample1.jar

is that rite are something else need to follow?
correct me if i'm wrong.

-Thanks & Regards,
Hamsa

[Campbell Ritchie]

You need to put the name of your class with the main method in the jar's manifest file. Read this, particularly the bits about manifest files and setting the entry point.

[Hamsagayathri Palanisamy]

Originally posted by Campbell Ritchie:
You need to put the name of your class with the main method in the jar's manifest file. Read this, particularly the bits about manifest files and setting the entry point.

Thank you campbell. It works fine.

-Thanks & Regards,
Hamsa

[Campbell Ritchie]

You're welcome, and well done.

[Hamsagayathri Palanisamy]

one more doubt please
In my jar file named Myjar having the following contents..
under MyPackage

--> MyClass
--> Image file (bmp)

"MyClass" takes "Image file" as input and produce another "Image file" (bmp)as output.
I want to write that output of that "MyClass" to the "Myjar".
How can we do that?is there any possibility?

-Thanks & Regards,
Hamsa

[Campbell Ritchie]

Don't know. Probably not, I am afraid. The idea of jar files is to contain executable file and resources. Not for output.

[Roger Chung-Wee]

You can update an existing JAR file like this.

jar uf Myjar.jar image.bmp

You'll have to try it and see whether the new image.bmp is added to the JAR or overwrites the existing file.