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+---- Thread: [Java] How would I make an executable jar open a command prompt window? (/showthread.php?tid=3893771)
How would I make an executable jar open a command prompt window? - ImportUsername - Nov 28, 2013
I have my program in an executable jar, which has output from System.out.println(). However unless someone goes into cmd/terminal and runs it, the output doesn't appear anywhere, even though it's running (making it a lot more difficult to close as well). I was wondering how I could make it open a command prompt window on startup so that the output could always appear, regardless to if it were run in cmd/terminal or if it were just double-clicked.
* - кovu - Nov 28, 2013
As an alternative to that, you could make it open a JFrame with an info field that you use instead of System.out.println.
* - ImportUsername - Nov 28, 2013
(Nov 28, 2013 09:45 AM)Rainfur Wrote: As an alternative to that, you could make it open a JFrame with an info field that you use instead of System.out.println.
That sounds like it could work as well. How would I go about doing that?
* - 3 Kings - Nov 28, 2013
make a batch file:
@echo off
java -jar jarFile.jar
pause
put this in the notepad and save it as:
run.bat
Then run it with the jar file located locally
* - кovu - Nov 28, 2013
(Nov 28, 2013 09:46 AM)ImportUsername Wrote: That sounds like it could work as well. How would I go about doing that?
Make a JFrame, add a label or text field. Then, just .add() to it the system.out.printlns.
* - Manthe - Nov 28, 2013
(Nov 28, 2013 10:32 AM)3 Kings Wrote: make a batch file:
@echo off
java -jar jarFile.jar
pause
put this in the notepad and save it as:
run.bat
Then run it with the jar file located locally
Thats missing the whole point of having an executable jar.
* - Sparta. - Nov 29, 2013
(Nov 28, 2013 08:36 PM)tango_beast Wrote: Thats missing the whole point of having an executable jar.
Not really. You are using a bat file to open the executable.
That's like saying "using the mouse to double-click and execute it" is missing the whole point of having an executable jar.
* - Cyllon - Nov 29, 2013
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start");
I also think you can add "echo" and the text you want, if you place it behind start in the runtime command[/quote]
I think its that 🤝