Attached Link: http://www.geocities.com/RTEJava/beta/

The latest version is available at the link above.

Thanks.
I got onto the first page, but it looks like the site is down now though. :(

bB

Message edited on: 02/18/2006 13:00

thanks for writing this utility, mark. in the past, I've noticed that java apps, e.g. arbaro.jar, are generic files (no association), so I use the java -jar command in terminal. with what app do I associate such files if I wish to double-click 'em?

bB, Sorry about geocities. I didn't expect there to be so much interest in the app! m

Miss Nancy,

For Mac OS X: Sun says that there is an app called Jar Launcher that comes with Mac OS X that should run a double-clicked .jar file.

For Win 32: Sun says that the JRE installer sets up the association so that double-clicking the .jar will run it with "javaw -jar".

m

mark, I have applet launcher (panther), but it fails to launch arbaro.jar. I can't find Jar launcher on any of my disks.

Have you given any thought to making it open source ?

Miss Nancy,

I'm not familiar with arbaro.jar, but it is probably an application (and not an applet), which is why Applet Launcher won't run it.

Java applets are restricted for "security" reasons. For example, an applet is not allowed to read or write files on your hard disk (otherwise someone could steal or corrupt info that's on your hard disk through a web page by using an applet). On the other hand, a Java application is just like any other application, except that the programmer used Java (instead of C++ or some other language).

Did RTEJava run when double-clicked? I don't have access to a Mac OS X machine at the moment, but last night I did have a chance to briefly test RTEJava.jar on a Mac running Jaguar. On that Mac, double-clicking RTEJava.jar lauched the application.

By the way. if you type the command "java -version" in Terminal, what version number of Java is reported on your Mac?

m

RTEJava.jar recognised in panther as jar launcher app, even though I can't cmd-F "jar launcher", which does not appear in arbaro.jar's "open with" list, apparently since "jar launcher" is located in /System/Library/CoreServices RTEJava.jar opens on doubleclick, also in terminal, although space in directory name makes navigation difficult (tcsh). v. 1.4.2-38 anyway, thanks again for this valuable utility

Miss Nancy,

I'm glad to hear the RTEJava.jar launches with a double-click.

I'm sorry I couldn't help you with arbaro.jar.

Feel free to rename the "RTEJava 0.5b" folder to eliminate the space, as that shouldn't cause any problems.

m

I slapped a _ in there. this version of unix can be tetchy when it comes to special characters. arbaro works great, though - no worries there. at least now I know where the "jar launcher" app is, if I want to avoid using terminal.