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On Tue, 23 May 2000 15:21:28 +0200, sven goetgeluck wrote:

> Hi trying to make an exe file of my application , is this possible?????

Yes.

But what are you trying to accomplish with this, a simpler launch 
mechanism, or improved performance?

If it is improved performance, there is a product named Jove from 
Instantiations (http://www.instantiations.com) that will build an 
optimized native Windows executable from a Java program.  This takes some 
work and it starts at $4495.

If what you want is a simpler launch mechanism, there are a number of 
options.  These just create an executable that launches a JVM and runs 
your Java bytecodes, so you will not see any performance improvement.

I think Symantec has a mechanism bundled into Cafe that will do this, as 
does MS J++.  The Symantec solution handled JDK 1.2.2 last I checked, and 
may handle 1.3 now.  Of course, MS is back in the dark ages.

You can build your own executable that launches a program using the Java 
Invocation API.  It takes about 50-100 lines of code, and there are 
samples included in the JDK docs.

There are some commercial packages that will do this as well.  I think I 
saw one on http://www.jars.com.

JBuilder 3.5 uses such a program, and it appears that it can be used to 
launch any program, not just JBuilder.  I am still waiting with baited 
breath for Josh Fletcher's response on whether it is distributable or 
not.

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John P. McGrath
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