Reference files in jar

I am able to execute my code using eclipse. However i would like export my code as jar. I have 4 classes in my project. I have used default package. My Class references external jars. When packaged you can run the main class with the command java -jar jarfile. You do not have to specify the class name on the command line. Easier for anybody that could use your jar file.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. It has an ant task which can simplify the building of it as well.

MF Main-Class: com. Main Class-Path: commons-logging. Improve this answer. From the official tutorial : By using the Class-Path header in the manifest, you can avoid having to specify a long -classpath flag when invoking Java to run the your application.

In my case, I have an Android application which I am using it as a jar file. This jar file in turn refers multiple other jar files. So I was trying to use this option. However I am stuck at this point.

I am not able to get the android configuration into launch configuration. This works perfectly and I don't understand why it is not better documented! Thank you very much Vogash! Really works. I was doing all kind of command line monkey business, and didn't know eclipse has it Thx for sharing — Peter. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown.

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James Scriven James Scriven 7, 1 1 gold badge 29 29 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. The API takes a string as the location of the file — jax. What API are you trying to use?

My point is that there is no file, only a bunch of bytes inside the jar. Most apis will allow you to specify the input as a stream rather than a file location, which is what you will need. Jeffrey Jeffrey 43k 7 7 gold badges 86 86 silver badges bronze badges. Community Bot 1 1 1 silver badge. OscarRyz OscarRyz k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. The file is definately inside the jar — jax. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.