Re: launching application in Windows without DOScommandwindow

    Hi Hugh,

    I hate half..., um, half-way answers, especially when they are from me.
For some background on the javaw issue, see:

Exec'ed process with javaw on Windows opens a cosole window
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4244515

    For whatever reason, the minds at Sun have not resolved it.  About the
best you can do with javaw is to have a batch ( .bat ) file with this line
in it:

start /b javaw ClassYouWantToRun

*THEN*

in the shortcut properties, select

Run    Minimized


    You will still see a brief *minimized* DOS window on the taskbar (
unless you use Auto Hide ), but that's usually much more acceptable than the
window staying up or flashing, which is the behavior of most other methods.
Sorry I didn't go through the steps in the first place,  mea maxima culpa.
HTH,


                                                         Joe Sam

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hugh Allen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Juglist] launching application in Windows without
DOScommandwindow


> When I run javaw from a shortcut, I still get a DOS window.
>
> However, it does not contain System.out output that I see with java from a
shortcut.
>
> All I am able to do is minimize the DOS window while running.
>
> Hugh
>
> At 02:58 AM 9/9/2005, you wrote:
>
>
> >    Hi Rich,
> >
> >    You can go through the jar or Web Start business if you want or need
(
> >and there may be good reasons to do so, ) but to just lose the DOS
window,
> >
> >javaw
> >
> >is the ticket, just as Phil suggested.
> >
> >
> >                                                         Joe Sam
> >
> >Joe Sam Shirah -        http://www.conceptgo.com
> >conceptGO       -        Consulting/Development/Outsourcing
> >Java Filter Forum:       http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/
> >Just the JDBC FAQs: http://www.jguru.com/faq/JDBC
> >Going International?    http://www.jguru.com/faq/I18N
> >Que Java400?            http://www.jguru.com/faq/Java400
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Richard O. Hammer" <[email protected]>
> >To: "Java Users Group" <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:11 PM
> >Subject: [Juglist] launching application in Windows without DOS
> >commandwindow
> >
> >
> >> 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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