jrexception: report.jasper can't be found please help

[Joshua Ebarvia]

Hello! I have compiled my java application done using Netbeans and it generated a .jar file.

My application is able to load the jasper reports if i compile and run it in my local machine.

However, if i distribute my application to another machine, the jasper report cannot be loaded and returns jrexceptions: java.io.filenotfoundexception: c:/reports/reportInvestment.jasper

my code is this using the

code:

Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");

//set generic location
String jasperLocation = String.valueOf(getClass().getResource("/report/reportInvestment.jasper")).substring(5);

javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, jasperLocation);
net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperPrint jasperPrint = net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager.fillReport(jasperLocation, hashMap, connection);
net.sf.jasperreports.engine.

}

[Freddy Wong]

Is it a typo?

c:/reports/reportInvestment.jasper (reports with s)

"/report/reportInvestment.jasper" (report without s)

[Joshua Ebarvia]

I tried to correct that as well. It ain't working yet.

I have copied the jar file and the lib folder to another machine.

On clicking the jar file, the application starts, however, when clicking the button to show report, an error occurred. The error is jrexception: java.io.filenotfoundexception : report.jasper can't be found.

On my local machine. it all works fine, no errors.

I think there is a problem on the fillReport() because it points to the local class, but when compiled it is all packed up in a single jar file.

Please help