How to make a mouse clickable Java application ?

[Nijo Varghese]

Can I make a Java application which can be started by double clicking(in Win98)
on icon instead of running it from DOS prompt? If possible, how can I do
it ?

Regards, Nijo

[Paul Clapham]

Yes, you can. Create a shortcut: Right-click on the wallpaper, select New
then Shortcut. For "Command line" enter something like
"D:\jdk1.2.2\jre\bin\Javaw.exe MyProgram", where "MyProgram.class" is what
you want to run. (Use the actual path to your JRE; Javaw.exe runs without
the DOS console visible, Java.exe shows the console. You can use either.)
You may need to insert parameters such as -classpath, and you may also need
to edit the Properties of the shortcut you created to change the "Start In"
directory to be where your class is.

Nijo Varghese <Nijo@Mypad.com> wrote in message
news:39043268$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Can I make a Java application which can be started by double clicking(in
Win98)
> on icon instead of running it from DOS prompt? If possible, how can I do
> it ?
>
> Regards, Nijo

[Tom Duffy]

Hello Paul:

I've had better luck with writing a simple batch file. Something like this
deals with classpath pretty easily:

set classpath=%classpath%;C:\VisualCafe\Projects\FinCalc\FinCalcDisplay.jar
java FinCalc.Switchboard

This assumes that java is in your path statement. If not, use the fully
qualified path to java.exe.

You can write these in Notepad, save them wherever you like, and then drag
them to your desktop.

Tom Duffy

"Paul Clapham" <pclapham@core-mark.com> wrote:
>Yes, you can. Create a shortcut: Right-click on the wallpaper, select
New
>then Shortcut. For "Command line" enter something like
>"D:\jdk1.2.2\jre\bin\Javaw.exe MyProgram", where "MyProgram.class" is what
>you want to run. (Use the actual path to your JRE; Javaw.exe runs without
>the DOS console visible, Java.exe shows the console. You can use either.)
>You may need to insert parameters such as -classpath, and you may also need
>to edit the Properties of the shortcut you created to change the "Start
In"
>directory to be where your class is.
>
>Nijo Varghese <Nijo@Mypad.com> wrote in message
>news:39043268$1@news.devx.com...
>>
>> Can I make a Java application which can be started by double clicking(in
>Win98)
>> on icon instead of running it from DOS prompt? If possible, how can I
do
>> it ?
>>
>> Regards, Nijo
>
>