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Jar file needs to be writeable?

When I built the last installable the applet would not run on the test machine. The problem turned out to be that I had introduced a new jar file (Tablelayout.jar - layout manager) and the jar file needed to have the readonly flag _off_. I Made the jar writeable and it all worked.

Can someone explain this?

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boardtc

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Indeed. Just to clarify, when I say I made it writeable, I simply removed the readonly attribute.

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boardtc

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If the 3rd party layout manager jar (tablelayout.jar) is not writeable my code will not work. I just use tablelayout at normal. Anyone got any explanations?

sciuriware

I gave you explanations.
Normally .jar's are not set to readonly, so that's the case.
Why not deploy it and ignore the state of the file?

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boardtc

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thanks. not finding it easy to follow your posts. i have deployed it. i was looking for an explanation. no one has given one. thanks.

sciuriware

How could we explain what's hidden inside the .jar?

I think that the 3rd post is the best we could do.
Else, why not contact the originator of the .jar? If they know it .....
It could be nothing more than a mistake ....

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