Executable Jar Files

[Areku]

Ok, so im all new to Java and not exactly amazing at it to be quite honest. But i have a few java files which need to be compiled into one executable jar file. Ok so how do i do this? ive read some guides online, but they only confused me more. if someone could make a dummied down stepy-by-step for me it would be very much appreciated.

thanks for the help in advance

Alex

[yamangman]

http://www.bitstorm.org/jarx/

[RedPutty]

Recent java installations do what jarx seems to do anyway dont they, i.e associate .jar files with java.

To make an executable jar file that other people can run without having first to install jarx is possible, you need to add a main-class: attribute to manifest file pointing to the required class. Its not quite that simple though due to dependencies.

Fatjar says it can do it all for you, its an eclipse plug in
http://fjep.sourceforge.net/
I had limited success with it myself.