On 12/2/05, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > JAR Files as Applications > > > > You can run JAR-packaged applications with the Java interpreter. > > The basic command is: > > > > java -jar jar-file > > > > The -jar flag tells the interpreter that the application is > > packaged in the JAR file format. > > Which means that if you want a program that you can execute by > typing its name or clicking on it, you need to make a shell > script with the above syntax. Or use a gnome/kde launcher with > that as the command. As a side effect, the jar file doesn't > need to be in your PATH. Based on the posts of Christofer and Les, I created a script on /usr/bin with the following contents: java -jar /usr/share/myjavaprogram/myjavaprogram.jar with myjavaprogram.jar placed where it is mentioned. It works! I thank both, but specially Christofer for the depth of his detailed answer. Paul
