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How Do I Create This jar File

 
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My Java code makes use of an external jar file which has been included in my classpath but not in the same directory as my project. My program is working perfectly. Now, I want to create a jar file of the project. Do I need to copy the external jar file used by my program into my project directory, or by default it will be included since the classpath has already been set to recognize it?
 
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You can't use the usual methods to put jar files inside jar files. there are special tools which can do it, however.
Might be easiest to unzip the jar into the appropriate directory structure, then create a new jar or add the new .class files to your existing .jar. The Java™ Tutorials has a useful section.
 
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Thanks for your reply, but I think I need to explain better what I am trying to achieve.

My Java code (an expert system) embeds Jess and I need to create a "jar" file of the project. I have imported jess into my Java code using the statement "import jess.*;" and I have also included "jess.jar" in the classpath of the project. Now that I want to create a "jar" file of the application so that it will be runnable on another system having JVM, do I need to still make a jar file of the "jess.jar" file to be included in the project's jar file?

Also, my code makes use of ".clp" file in which the rules for the appliaction are stored. Do I need to include this file as part of the files needed to make the project's jar file.

Lastly, can ".java" file be inluded in the in the jar file or is it only their ".class" files that must be there?
 
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femi lami wrote:... do I need to still make a jar file of the "jess.jar" file to be included in the project's jar file?


Yes, you will need to distribute "jess.jar" together with your own jar file. What Campbell was explaining is that you cannot include "jess.jar" inside your own jar file with the standard JDK tools. (Java doesn't recognise jar files inside jar files). It has to be a separate jar, or you'd have to use a tool such as One-JAR to pack it all into a single jar.

femi lami wrote:Also, my code makes use of ".clp" file in which the rules for the appliaction are stored. Do I need to include this file as part of the files needed to make the project's jar file.


I don't know, that depends on how Jess works. Look it up in the documentation of Jess.

femi lami wrote:Lastly, can ".java" file be inluded in the in the jar file or is it only their ".class" files that must be there?


You do not need to put the source code ".java" files in the jar, only the compiled ".class" files are necessary to be able to run the program.
 
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