Automatic open command prompt after run jar app

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I have comand line application in Java. Can I write code for double click on JAR file and app start run in comand prompt(automatic open). Thanks for answers.

you can convert jar file to exe .try [exe4j](https://www.ej-technologies.com/download/exe4j/files) — Madhawa Priyashantha, Mar 24 '16 at 11:15

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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Did you try this:

Right Click >  Properties > Change > C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\bin\javaw.exe

This has been resolved here How to run .jar file by double click on Windows 7 (64)

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answered Mar 24 '16 at 11:29

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mad_manny · Answer 2 · 2016-03-24T11:58:15.200

Assuming your problem is, that your jar runs silent in background and you don't see output:

Usually this is not possible using only 1 file and you would need to create a .BAT with the following next to your .JAR:

java -jar jourJar.jar

It's possible to use a wrapper, like Fast Snail suggested.

You still can do it with pure java code using 1 file with something like the following, but it's more a hack.

public static void main(String[] args){

    if(args.length > 0 && args[0].equals("instance")){

        //start your real application code here

    }else{

        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"cmd", "java", "-jar", "jourJar.jar", "instance"});

    }

}

This will open the JAR and then it creates a new CMD process running the JAR again.

Automatic open command prompt after run jar app

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