I use the program BlueJ to code java and have recently finished a project and wish to make it into an Executable Jar file. I create one but I does Not work when I double click it. Do I have to do something specific in the program before creating the jar file? Do I have to download software for it to work?
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If properly configured the double click should execute the jar.
Check the following:
- If the jar manifest contains the Main-Class attribute.
- If the main class attribute is correct (points to the correct class)
- If your jar contains all the dependencies that your program needs to run.
BTW, testing with java -jar your_jar_name.jar
is a good option to see if your jar is really executable.

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