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Newer page: version 9 Last edited on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 8:56:36 am by BenStaz Revert
Older page: version 8 Last edited on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:37:30 am by BenStaz Revert
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 #Check the package name again 
  
 !The public type <name of class> must be defined in its own file 
 Check to make sure that the filename of the .java file has the same name as the class inside the file. 
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+!!!How do I run a jar file?  
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+A JAR file (or Java Archive) is a ZIP file used to distribute a set of Java classes. It is used to store compiled Java classes and associated metadata that can constitute a program.  
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+To run a [Java] application that is inside a .jar file Simply type:  
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+*java -jar <jar_file>  
  
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