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Help with .jar files - applepwns - 04-06-2009

They don't work! Do I need to download something? This dialog box pops up every time I try to run a .jar file on my Mac. =( Please help!

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Re: Help with .jar files - freeradical - 04-06-2009




Re: Help with .jar files - mhale62 - 04-06-2009

What is it supposed to do?


Re: Help with .jar files - Seacrest - 04-06-2009

Depends.
.jar files are java archives.
Sometimes they are executable, sometimes just containers for code or other resources.
Sometimes they can be run via /Applications/Utilities/Java/Applet Launcher.
Sometimes they go into /Library/Java/Extensions so you can run other code that depends on the code in the jar.
Where is this particular jar file from?


Re: Help with .jar files - Article Accelerator - 04-06-2009

So what did the console say?


Re: Help with .jar files - applepwns - 04-06-2009

Seacrest: the download link is here http://files.filefront.com/FinalProjectzip/;13071363;/fileinfo.html/1/1