Re: launching application in Windows without DOS command window

Create an executable JAR and you will be able to double-click it and  
have it launch - this works *without* having Java WebStart installed.

Of special importance are the Main-Class and Class-Path manifest  
entries.  Note that you *cannot* embed jars within jars, so any third- 
party jars you depend on will need to be included in Class-Path.

These might help:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/jar/jar.html
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip127.html
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip120.html

Rowland


On Sep 8, 2005, at 9:11 PM, Richard O. Hammer wrote:

> Is there an easy way to launch a Java Swing application in Windows  
> 2000 without opening a DOS command window?
>
> I know that I can make a .bat file containing "java ClassName" and  
> then double click on the file name, or create a shortcut to  
> the .bat file, but that always seems to open the command window  
> which stays open as long as the application is running.
>
> My Googling has found Java Web Start, a lot about Java Web Start.   
> I've started looking at that and it looks like probably it would be  
> easier to learn to use Java Web Start for my "hello world"  
> application than it would be to get a Masters degree.
>
> But I still imagine that it can be easy.  I am not concerned about  
> security.  I am not loading anything over the net.  I just want to  
> start my local application with no more hassle than starting Notepad.
>
> Can I create a Windows shortcut that says something like
> java -classpath path1;path2 MyClass
> to the Windows OS, without opening a command window?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich Hammer
>
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