making executable file from a java project using NetBeans

Question

i have created a java project in NetBeans. now i want to make an executable file out of it.that can be executed (run) in other computers that have JDK or JRE installed but don't have NetBeans or any other Java IDE installed.how can i do such thing using NetBeans???

Answer 1

Do you mean compile it to JAR? Netbeans does that automatically, just do clean and build (hammer sybol) and look in the dist subdirectory of your project. There will be the JAR with lib folder containing the required libraries. These JAR + lib are enough to run the application.

Maby you unchecked an option:

Project Properties -> Build -> Packaging -> Build JAR after compiling

(but this is enabled by default)

Answer 2

You have to build your project. Just click on the hammer in the toolbar. After that there should be a folder in your project called "dist".

In it is the *.jar File, which you can deploy to anybody who has Java installed.

Answer 3

you mean executable jar file. which can be executed using $java -jar myJar.jar . So you need to change manifest file inside jar. Second if you want a mouse double click execution then for Linux create .sh and for windows create .bat file containing the above specified $java -jar .

JVM installation is required to do so on whichever machine you want to execute.

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