I want to execute my program without using an IDE.
I've created a jar file and an exectuable jar file. When
I double click the exe jar file, nothing happens, and when I try to use the command in cmd it gives me this:
Error: Unable to access jarfile <path>
I use the command: java -jar Calculator.jar
How I created the jar:
Right click on project folder (Calculator)
Select
Click on Java Folder and select "Exectuable Jar File", then select next
Launch Configuration: Main - Calculator
Create Export Destination
Hit "Finish" and profit! Well, not really.
I had encountered this issue when I had run my Jar file as
java -jar TestJar
instead of
java -jar TestJar.jar
Missing the extension .jar also causes this issue.
Fixed
I just placed it in a different folder and it worked.
[Possibly Windows only]
Beware of spaces in the path, even when your jar is in the current working directory. For example, for me this was failing:
java -jar myjar.jar
I was able to fix this by givng the full, quoted path to the jar:
java -jar "%~dp0\myjar.jar"
Credit goes to this answer for setting me on the right path....
I had this issue under CygWin in Windows. I have read elsewhere that Java does not understand the CygWin paths (/cygdrive/c/some/dir instead of C:\some\dir) - so I used a relative path instead: ../../some/dir/sbt-launch.jar.
I had the same issue when trying to launch the jar file. The path contained a space, so I had to place quotes around. Instead of:
java -jar C:\Path to File\myJar.jar
i had to write
java -jar "C:\Path to File\myJar.jar"
Just came across the same problem trying to make a bad USB...
I tried to run this command in admin cmd
java -jar c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar -I c:\fw\ducky\HelloWorld.txt -o c:\fw\ducky\inject.bin
But got this error:
Error: unable to access jarfile c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar
Solution
1st step
Right click the jarfile in question. Click properties.
Click the unblock tab in bottom right corner.
The file was blocked, because it was downloaded and not created on my PC.
2nd step
In the cmd I changed the directory to where the jar file is located.
cd C:\fw\ducky\
Then I typed dir and saw the file was named duckencode.jar.jar
So in cmd I changed the original command to reference the file with .jar.jar
java -jar c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar.jar -I c:\fw\ducky\HelloWorld.txt -o c:\fw\ducky\inject.bin
That command executed without error messages and the inject.bin I was trying to create was now located in the directory.
Hope this helps.
None of the provided answers worked for me on macOS 11 Big Sur. The problem turned out to be that programs require special permission to access the Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders, and Java breaks both the exception for directly opened files and the permission request popup.
Fixes:
Move the .jar into a folder that isn’t (and isn’t under) Documents, Desktop, or Downloads.
Manually grant the permission. Go to System Preferences → Security and Privacy → Privacy → Files and Folders → java, and check the appropriate folders.
I had a similar problem and I even tried running my CMD with administrator rights, but it did not solve the problem.
The basic thing is to make sure to change the Directory in cmd to the current directory where your jar file is.
Do the following steps:
Copy jar file to Desktop.
Run CMD
Type command cd desktop
Then type java -jar filename.jar
This should work.
Edit: From JDK-11 onwards ( JEP 330: Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs )
Since Java 11, java command line tool has been able to run a single-file source-code directly. e.g.
java filename.java
If you are using OSX, downloaded files are tagged with a security flag that prevents unsigned applications from running.
to check this you can view extended attributes on the file
$ ls -l#
-rw-r--r--# 1 dave staff 17663235 13 Oct 11:08 server-0.28.2-java8.jar
com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms 619
com.apple.quarantine 68
You can then clear the attributes with
xattr -c file.jar
It can also happen if you don't properly supply your list of parameters. Here's what I was doing:
java -jar test#gmail.com testing_subject file.txt test_send_emails.jar
Instead of the correct version:
java -jar test_send_emails.jar test#gmail.com testing_subject file.txt
This worked for me.
cd /path/to/the/jar/
java -jar ./Calculator.jar
For me it happens if you use native Polish chars in foldername that is in the PATH.
So maybe using untypical chars was the reason of the problem.
sometime it happens when you try to (run or create) a .jar file under /libs folder by right click it in android studio. you can select the dropdown in top of android stuio and change it to app. This will work
My particular issue was caused because I was working with directories that involved symbolic links (shortcuts). Consequently, trying java -jar ../../myJar.jar didn't work because I wasn't where I thought I was.
Disregarding relative file paths fixed it right up.
In my case the suggested file name to be used was jarFile*.jar in the command line. The file in the folder was jarFile-1.2.3.jar . So I renamed the file to jarFile. Then I used jarFile.jar instead of jarFile*.jar and then the problem got resolved
It can happen on a windows machine when you have spaces in the names of the folder. The solution would be to enter the path between " ".
For example:
java -jar c:\my folder\x.jar -->
java -jar "c:\my folder\x.jar"
To avoid any permission issues, try to run it as administrator. This worked for me on Win10.
I know this thread is years ago and issue was fixed too. But I hope this would helps someone else in future since I've encountered some similar issues while I tried to install Oracle WebLogic 12c and Oracle OFR in which its installer is in .jar format. For mine case, it was either didn't wrap the JDK directory in quotes or simply typo.
Run Command Prompt as administrator and execute the command in this format. Double check the sentence if there is typo.
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.xxxxx\bin\java" -jar C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\xxx.jar
If it shows something like JRE 1.xxx is not a valid JDK Java Home, make sure the System variables for JAVA_HOME in Environment Variables is pointing to the correct JDK directory. JDK 1.8 or above is recommended (2018).
A useful thread here, you may refer it: Why its showing your JDK c:program files\java\jre7 is not a valid JDK while instaling weblogic server?
For me it happen because i run it with default java version (7) and not with compiled java version (8) used to create this jar.
So i used:
%Java8_64%\bin\java -jar myjar.jar
Instead of java 7 version:
java -jar myjar.jar
I had a similar problem where TextMate or something replaced the double quotes with the unicode double quotes.
Changing my SELENIUM_SERVER_JAR from the unicode double quotes to regular double quotes and that solved my problem.
this is because you are looking for the file in the wrong path
1. look for the path of the folder where you placed the file
2. change the directory cd in cmd use the right path
I use NetBeans and had the same issue. After I ran build and clean project my program was executable. The Java documentation says that the build/clean command is for rebuilding the project from scratch basically and removing any past compiles. I hope this helps. Also, I'd read the documentation. Oracle has NetBeans and Java learning trails. Very helpful. Good luck!
Maybe you have specified the wrong version of your jar.
I finally pasted my jar file into the same folder as my JDK so I didn't have to include the paths. I also had to open the command prompt as an admin.
Right click Command Prompt and "Run as administrator"
Navigate to the directory where you saved your jdk to
In the command prompt type: java.exe -jar <jar file name>.jar
Keep the file in same directory where you are extracting it. That worked for me.
This is permission issue, see if the directory is under your User.
That's why is working in another folder!
Rename the jar file and try
Explanation :
yes, I know there are many answers still I want to add one point here which I faced.
I built the jar and I moved it into the server where I deploy (This is the normal process)
here the file name which I moved already existed in the server, here the file will override obviously right. In this case, I faced this issue.
maybe at the time of overriding there can be a permission copy issue.
Hope this will help someone.
Have you tried to run it under administrator privoleges?
meaning, running the command in "Run As" and then select administrator with proper admin credentials
worked for me
I was trying this:
After giving the file read, write, execute priviledges:
chmod 777 java-repl.jar
alias jr="java -jar $HOME/Dev/java-repl/java-repl.jar"
Unable to access bla bla..., this was on Mac OS though
So I tried this:
alias jr="cd $HOME/Dev/java-repl/ && java -jar java-repl.jar"
This did not work "Unable to access jarfile"
"C:\Program Files\java\jdk-13+33-jre\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Program Files\Maxim Integrated Products\1-Wire Drivers x64\ OneWireViewer.jar"
This does work
"C:\Program Files\java\jdk-13+33-jre\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Program Files\Maxim Integrated Products\1-Wire Drivers x64\OneWireViewer.jar"
The difference is the single space in front of OneWireViewer.jar not withstanding that it is surrounded with quotes and even has other spaces.
I've made an executable jar file for a terminal game that can be opened by typing java -jar name.jar in the Terminal.
Then I made a .sh file inside the same folder as the jar file to open it by double-clicking the .sh. I asked how to do this here, where people told me to use the following code in the .sh.
#! /bin/bash
DIR=$(dirname "$0")
java -jar "$DIR/game.jar"
This worked for a while, but when I renamed the folder, I realised if I move the folder to a pen drive the whole thing stops working and I get this in the Terminal.
Error: Unable to access jarfile /Volumes/Hard
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.
[Process completed]
So how to find the file path to the folder the .sh and the jar are in, regardless of where it is, what its name is and what drive it is on?
Also, I'm using MacOS Mojave 10.14.4 if that's of any importance.
The error looks like the path does contain spaces, like probably /Volumes/Hard Drive/Users/something. The solution is to quote the command substitution.
Tangentially, don't use upper case for your private variable names.
But of course, the variable isn't really necessary here, either.
#!/bin/sh
java -jar "$(dirname "$0")/game.jar"
Nothing in this script uses Bash syntax, so it's more portable (as well as often slightly faster) to use sh in the shebang. Perhaps see also Difference between sh and bash
You can store the full path of the working directory using the environement variable $PWD, like in this example (done in 5min, it is just to show you how it is works) :
#!/bin/bash
DIR=$PWD
gamePath='java -jar '$DIR'/game.jar'
echo $gamePath
Wherever I will execute this script, it will shows up the working directory even if I change the name of the parent. Let me show you :
You can see that $PWD environnment variable works great.
Now, I will change the directory name from TestFolder to TestFolderRenamed and execute the script again :
So, in your case, change your code as following :
#! /bin/bash
DIR=$PWD
java -jar "$DIR/game.jar"
It should works.
I have made a calculator CLI calculator app in Java that I would like to use. Since I am actually going to use it quite often, I do not like the idea of typing the long path all the time.
I have read an article on StackoverFlow that you can place a .sh command into the /usr/bin folder, but after the El Capitan update, all System folders are locked even for the root user. So, again, I did some more research, and I found that /usr/local/bin folder is specifically made for "home-made" commands for the terminal. I have made a calculator.sh file with the following code:
#!/bin/sh
-jar /Users/mac/Desktop/Данила/my_apps/calculator.jar "$*"
The article said that I should place it in the /usr/bin folder, but because it is locked, I placed it in the /usr/local/bin, thinking that it is practically the same thing, and that it should work. Of course after I placed it in there and tried to run "calculator" command in the terminal, it did not work at all. I figured that it might need a "chmod" command to make it work. So I used chmod +x /path, but afterwards it still would not work. Right now I am stumped, so any help would be welcome.
First, is /usr/local/bin on your path? echo $PATH to find out.
Second, are you sure you pasted the above script properly?
It seems to be missing java on the command line.
I would expect it to look something like:
#!/bin/sh
java -jar /Users/mac/Desktop/Данила/my_apps/calculator.jar "$*"
Also, since you named it calculator.sh, you have to run it using that name.
The .sh extension isn't needed, so you could just call it calculator.
To this I recommend you create an alias.
alias test="java -jar /full/path/to/jar.jar"
And "test" is a command now, if you like get this command allways add it into .bash_profile.
Changing my system PATH variable seems to have just screwed up everything.
So, I was trying to run rake device:android:production to make an APK of the app I've been working on with RhoMobile / Rhodes. I got an error telling me that something with my java bin folder was off, so I went and examined my system PATH variable and changed it to my JDK bin folder. It was previously some path that RhoMobile added when I installed it.
So, now I'm getting Rake Command Not Found instead of the java bin folder not found error I was getting before.
I can't run rails server or any rails or gem commands either, and for some reason even commands like ls aren't working for me any more.
How the heck can I get this working again and what did I do?
Changing my PATH allowed me to finally use javac and java commands, but screwed up literally everything else. I am using Windows 7.
That doesn't seem like a Ruby question, but if you're on Windows I assume you're running either the Windows Installer version(rubyinstaller.org) or JRuby?
The PATH variable should contain
c:\ruby200-x64\bin
or
c:\jruby-1.7.3\bin
or the respective path to your local ruby.
I'm using gvim as my main 'IDE' on windows 7 and I would like to use ctags to navigate through the code. I've downloaded it and ran based on this tutorial: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/configure-vi-for-java-application-development/5054618
ctags -f ~/.tags -R ~/myprojects/src $JAVA_HOME/src
I've then setup my vimrc with...
set tags=~/.tags
However when I do Ctrl+] on a keyword, it says it can not find the file which the tag is defined in. Shows the correct path except it misses out c:\ from the start so vim can't load it.
How can get it to give me the correct path?
I'm using the latest version of gvim and ctags.
Thanks
FWITW, I'm not entirely sold on the concept of keeping my tags in one location.
This part of the command call:
-f ~/.tags
Nor would I hard path to my current project. This part:
-R ~/myprojects/src
BTW, Windows doesn't have ~ so I don't think either of those would work (not sure if Vim will find ~, i.e. "home").
If I were you, I would cut my teeth on the simplest method until you get more comfortable with the Vim methods and ideals.
Easiest method:
Always let Vim know the "Current Directory" (making the assumption that you are not launching Vim via the command prompt). When you open a file always set the current directory by issuing the following command from normal mode:
:cd %:p:h
Generate a tag file in the current directory with the following command (from normal mode).
:!ctags -R .
Happy jumping.