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Gibran Shah

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need desktop icon Posted: Dec 13, 2004 2:17 PM
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I've got a Java program that, so far, I've been starting via a text console. There must be a way to create a desktop icon which I can double click to start my program instead. How do I go about doing this?


Matthias Neumair

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Re: need desktop icon Posted: Dec 14, 2004 1:12 AM
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I don't exactly understand the question.

Using Windows, just create a link.
Waht's the problem?

If you create it this way, you won't see the console:
"start javaw -cp . [parameters]"



If you want a .exe file instead, you'll have to use a tool like exe4j

Matt Gerrans

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Re: need desktop icon Posted: Dec 14, 2004 3:06 PM
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I think you'll want to omit the "start" or you will see the console (if only briefly).

Matthias Neumair

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Re: need desktop icon Posted: Dec 14, 2004 11:25 PM
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Right, I made an error there.

1. I'm using a batchfile called runSilent.cmd
@start javaw -cp .\ MyClass

2. I'm calling it using this link:
"c:\programpath\runSilent.cmd" nowindow

Sanjay Perera

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Re: need desktop icon Posted: Jan 22, 2005 8:08 PM
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In Windows what I did was created a batch file (*.bat0 then entered the command in the bat file E.g Java myApp and if you want to hide the command prompt just go to properties of the bat file and say hide when starting. For the bat file an icon can be give too.

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