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No - in a word. There are programs that do turn classes into executables but AFAIK they mostly do it by embedding a JVM in the executable that simply interprets the bytecode.
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No - in a word. There are programs that do turn classes into executables but AFAIK they mostly do it by embedding a JVM in the executable that simply interprets the bytecode.

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 &nbsp;Fascinating, CEHJ. &nbsp;Do you know how this is done? &nbsp;
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 Fascinating, CEHJ.  Do you know how this is done?  

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Well it's pretty simple really - instead of passing a file of bytecodes to be interpreted by a JVM, the two are simply associated inside the executable.
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Well it's pretty simple really - instead of passing a file of bytecodes to be interpreted by a JVM, the two are simply associated inside the executable.

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 Is the JVM a sinlge file or a group of them? &nbsp;How do you &quot;associate&quot; the two &quot;inside the executable&quot;?
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Is the JVM a sinlge file or a group of them?  How do you "associate" the two "inside the executable"?

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JVM is usually one or more DLLs.
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I take it the executable must be written in a language other than java (say, VB)?
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I take it the executable must be written in a language other than java (say, VB)?

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I am currently developing a java app. &nbsp;I know that this app will only need to run on various x86 architectures. &nbsp;This app will also only run on about 50 machines running win2k and a few winXP boxes. &nbsp;I would like to decrease the run time of my application (in other words, speed it up). &nbsp;Is there any parameter that I can throw at javac.exe that will compile my source code past the bytecode stage, all the way to an executable?
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I am currently developing a java app.  I know that this app will only need to run on various x86 architectures.  This app will also only run on about 50 machines running win2k and a few winXP boxes.  I would like to decrease the run time of my application (in other words, speed it up).  Is there any parameter that I can throw at javac.exe that will compile my source code past the bytecode stage, all the way to an executable?

compile past bytecode to executable: possible?

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.