How do i open .jar files?

Megahurtz400 · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:39

As title states.

Mate just sent me something and i have no idea how to open it, they dont either, comp noob.

Cheers for help,
Dan

gumbald · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:39

That's java. What's the file meant to be?

Fraggr · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:40

You can open them in a Java interpreter. Just get whatever the smallest one you can find is.

alexakasloth · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:40

with jar jar binks?

Phil99 · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:40

java -jar filename.jar

from a terminal/command prompt window, providing you have Java installed and your paths set up correctly. If you've got it installed but no paths setup, change directory to the one containing the java executable before doing the above.

Gilly · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:40

Winzip can do it, but it changes the case of uppercase files/folders IIRC.

Use WinRAR

Fraggr · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:41

Phil99 said:
java -jar filename.jar

from a terminal/command prompt window

Didn't realise you could do it this way! :eek:

Monkey Puzzle · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:42

Run it under a hot tap? (ho ho)

Gilly · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:43

Monkey Puzzle said:
Run it under a hot tap? (ho ho)

InvaderGIR · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:46

Phil99 said:
java -jar filename.jar

from a terminal/command prompt window, providing you have Java installed and your paths set up correctly. If you've got it installed but no paths setup, change directory to the one containing the java executable before doing the above.

Yup, or use a JDE like NetBeans and view it in there.

InvG