[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Help with jar export and external library

[Paul Rubin <rubin@xxxxxxx>]

Eric Rizzo wrote:
> Paul Rubin wrote:
> > I don't suppose anybody has found a better way to get around Java 
> > ignoring -cp when running a jar?
>
> I was not aware of that side-effect of using java "-jar" but in any case 
> you don't have to resort to deploying an exploded JAR (.class files). 
> You can still ship a JAR and a batch file, just instead of using "java 
> -jar ..." you include your JAR on the -cp arg to java.exe or javaw.exe. 
> The -jar shorthand is just a convenience method, you can ignore it when 
> it doesn't meet your needs.

Simple, elegant, works like a charm.  Thanks!  My app doesn't require 
much in the way of launching (I wrote a one-line batch file to launch 
it).  I had just assumed (incorrectly) that if you launched a class 
rather than a jar, the class containing the main method had to reside in 
the file system (rather than in an archive).  Wouldn't have thought to 
try this without the tip.

Thanks again,
/Paul