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Making an executable jar that includes a properties xml [message #336254]

Wed, 03 June 2009 13:59

Eclipse User

In Eclipse 3.4.0

I'm making an executable jar of one of my projects but the properties xml
file that's part of the project is not included in the jar and so the jar
will not run.

I'm using File->Export->Java->Runnable JAR File to make the jar

The properties xml ".\myMailProps.xml" is used by my program using the
regular java.util.Properties class's methods loadFromXML and storeToXML
calls and is stored in my programs root directory.

Any idea how I can get eclipse to make an executable jar for me that
includes this (and possibly some other) necessary files in the jar? The
program runs fine under eclipse, now its just a matter of making it easily
distributable.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Lenny Wintfeld

Re: Making an executable jar that includes a properties xml [message #336266 is a reply to message #336254]

Thu, 04 June 2009 08:57

Eclipse User

If your property is needed, how are you loading it? Are you using
getResourceAsStream(*), which is the common way to get resources from
your classpath/jars?

If that's the case, then put your properties file in the root of your
<project>/src folder and it will be included in the jar as a resource.

PW

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Re: Making an executable jar that includes a properties xml [message #336272 is a reply to message #336266]

Thu, 04 June 2009 14:32

Eclipse User

Here's sketch of what I'm doing

public class MyClass
{
final Properties myProps; //field of class
.
.
public MyClass() //constructor
{
myProps = new Properties();
//try block omitted
myProps.loadFromXML(new FileInputStream("./myMailProps.xml"));
.
.
//do stuff including many properties gets
metfn = myProps.getProperty("Member Email Body");

}

//method of the same class
public void saveAllFields()
{
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream (new
File("./myMailProps.xml"));
myProps.setProperty("Mem Email Adresses", memFileName );
//Set many more properties
.
.
myProps.storeToXML(fos,"");

}

}//myClass

My directory structure in the eclipse ....\workspace is

<projectName>/src/<packageName>/all .java files here
<projectName>/bin/<packageName>/all .class files here

and the myProps.xml file(using ./myMailProps.xml as shown above) is in
<projectName>/myMailProps.xml

Using your reply as a hint, with windows explorer I put copies of the file
in each of the subdirs shown above (only one at a time). But it doesn't
result in the xml being put in to the jar.

Hope this will help you to help me.

Thanks,
Lenny

Re: Making an executable jar that includes a properties xml [message #336273 is a reply to message #336272]

Thu, 04 June 2009 15:06

Eclipse User

If you need to talk about your prop file as a File, then you can't
include it in your jar. If you load it from a resource, then you can
include it in your jar. See
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/2003-08/01-qa-0808 -property.html

I would use getClass().getResourceAsStream(*) and then you can put your
properties file in your /src folder somewhere.

PW

--
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Re: Making an executable jar that includes a properties xml [message #336282 is a reply to message #336273]

Thu, 04 June 2009 20:29

Eclipse User

Thanks for the reference, I'll see if I can work it into the code. I mean
the properties file to be occasionally edited by hand, that's why I chose
an XML. But this may work out.

--Lenny

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