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user3245747
user3245747

Reputation: 937

Using Java Web Start when main jar depends on other files

I have recently completed a java program and Im now looking into options for deploying it. I was introduced today to Java Web Start. My problem is the following: my program contains the main executable jar, a lib folder that contains the libraries which my program uses, and a couple of other folders which contain files that my program reads from and writes to. Is it possible to use Java Web Start with such a structure? All the examples I have seen on the web were simple programs made up of just one jar. Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 45

Answers (1)

Andrew Thompson
Andrew Thompson

Reputation: 168825

The extra libraries are no problem. Just add a reference to each one in the JNLP resources section.

The 'loose files' are, slightly, in that loose resources cannot be referenced in a JNLP and archives are not writable. But even that is fixable. See the accepted answer to How can an app use files inside the JAR for read and write?

Upvotes: 1

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