Compile Java classes to EXE

vb_programmer · January 25th, 2004, 12:26 AM

Hello !

Actually , I'm a VB programmer & I'm working on a Java IDE. I wanted a command line utility just like javac which will generate an Exe file of Java Programs.

Will you please give me either Name of program or download link ?

Waiting for your reply ...

Rune · February 5th, 2004, 08:43 PM

One way of doing it is to download JBuilder, it's an IDE from Borland.
Some of the versions have the option you ask for, but not all.

sillyyu1982 · February 27th, 2004, 09:56 AM

you can use one command line to generate an exe file only by java2 sdk,
first using javac command line to compile your source file
second using jar command line to compile you class file , specially note to you , you must write
an manifest.tmp file . if you want to know more detail ,pls read just one java book to get
the answer

tbriers · February 27th, 2004, 01:38 PM

I do not think you can generate an exe file from Java classes because java is ment to be cross platform and exe files are not.

There might be some tools that give you the option to generate an exe but I have not heard of them.

One option you have to create a file that can be double clicked is to create a .bat file with the java command in it.

Greetz

Tom.

Raaheel · March 29th, 2004, 01:23 AM

Obtain JexePack from the following link http://www.duckware.com which makes *.class files to *.exe files.

Raaheel

mrafaqi · November 23rd, 2004, 06:27 AM

Hello!
another way to do this is that you may create a .exe file in vb which may execute the java.exe file with an argument passing which may be your class. otherwise java enables the executability by double clicking or any other way by making .jar files.

sonicDace · November 30th, 2004, 05:57 PM

You can also use AXBridge (ActiveX bridge to Java).

Your class would have to implement Serializable interface, and would need setter and getter methods.

This is probably a less attractive method because you'd also need a VC++ 6.0 compiler to generate the dll. The upside is you'd be able to call it from all your Windows apps, including web services such as asp, and be able to interact directly with your class' public API. Then, in this case, you'de create an executable that calls your ActiveX (Bean). I should also mention that the ActiveX dll has to be registered.

The downside of making a command line call is that if you have several arguments, you're going to have to get into a tokenizing scheme to distinguish one from the other, or maybe use XML.

Everything is a tradeoff.... good luck!

thanks

pool · December 14th, 2004, 08:16 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by sonicDace
You can also use AXBridge (ActiveX bridge to Java).

Your class would have to implement Serializable interface, and would need setter and getter methods.

This is probably a less attractive method because you'd also need a VC++ 6.0 compiler to generate the dll. The upside is you'd be able to call it from all your Windows apps, including web services such as asp, and be able to interact directly with your class' public API. Then, in this case, you'de create an executable that calls your ActiveX (Bean). I should also mention that the ActiveX dll has to be registered.

The downside of making a command line call is that if you have several arguments, you're going to have to get into a tokenizing scheme to distinguish one from the other, or maybe use XML.

Everything is a tradeoff.... good luck!

thanks