Exporting Java applications to a JAR file
This section describes how to export a Java application to a JAR file that can be run outside Application Developer using a JRE in a Windows Command Prompt. We demonstrate how to export and run the ITSO Bank application.
To export the ITSO Bank application code to a JAR file, do these steps:
| Right-click the RAD75Java project and select Export.
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| In the Export dialog, select Java Æ JAR file and click Next.
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| In the JAR Export dialog, enter the following data (Figure | -35).
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Figure 8-35 JAR Export
Select Export generated class files and resources (default).
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Select Export Java source files and resources.
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Note: We select to export the source to demonstrate later how to import a JAR file into a project. It is not necessary or desirable to include Java sources in a JAR file for execution.
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JAR file: C:\ITSOBankApplication.jar
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Select Compress the contents of the JAR file (default).
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Clear other check boxes.
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| In the JAR Packaging Options dialog accept the defaults and click Next.
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| In the JAR Manifest Specification dialog, click Browse for the Main class, and select the BankClient class.
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| Click Finish to export the entire Java project as a JAR file.
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| Click OK if the warning window appears.
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