.java to .exe

[zelynn goay]

hi, is it possible to have .java become an executable, .exe?
May i know how to do it?
thank you.

[Tad Dicks]

Have you looked into making executable jars? This would be preferrable to making an exe, as the jar file is still OS independant.

-Tad

[zelynn goay]

thank you, Tad. i just looked into executable jar, one more question: the .java file requires some additional external libraries in .jar. May i know how to include the external libraries in the executable jar and set the classpath for the client before executing the main application?

[zelynn goay]

oh, i just found it: stating class-path in the manifest file.