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Creating Jar file to run Java application

Hello there,

I have created a simple Java application and I want to proovide it to the client as Jar file. My software has a 3rd party licence which needs to be there for the application to run. I am using eclipse to bundle the applciation but when i run the application I get error saying cannot find the lic. from eclipse i have place the lic like so

static String licFilePath = "\\lib\\BarCode.lic";

and it is working fine from my eclipse. But when I run it from cmd prompt like so Z:\>java -jar demo.jar

Z:\>java -jar demo.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/se/barcode/License
        at com.demo.Demo2.setLicense(Demo2.java:85)
        at com.demo.Demo2.main(Demo2.java:26)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.se.barcode.License
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:366)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358)
        ... 2 more

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my MANIFEST file looks like so

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: se-barcode-7.6.0.jar se.BarCode.lic
Main-Class: com.demo.Demo2

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can somebody please help me resolve this issue.

cheers
Zulf

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Moussa Mokhtari

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CEHJ

I am using eclipse to bundle the applciation

How - into one jar?

Zolf

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CEHJ,

please see screenshot

Zolf

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Moussa,

l changed my Manifest file as you mentioned but still it cannot find the lic file.

CEHJ

You need to make sure your export options have included dependent libraries/jars

Moussa Mokhtari

Try to define in the dependencies from command line like so

java -cp .;lib\*; -jar demo.jar

CEHJ

Try to define in the dependencies from command line like so

This is why it's important to be certain of your goal: is it to use one jar only?

Zolf

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thanks for the comments.
How can I use one jar only??

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Thanks

CEHJ