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| Creating a New Runnable JAR File |
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| Creating a New Runnable JAR File |
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| To create a new runnable JAR file in the workbench: |
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| From the menu bar's <strong>File</strong> menu, select <strong>Export</strong>. |
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| Expand the <strong>Java</strong> node and select <strong>Runnable JAR file</strong>. Click <strong>Next</strong>. |
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| In the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.file.export(exportWizardId=org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.fatjarpackager.JarPackageWizard)")'> |
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| <strong>Runnable JAR File Specification</strong></a> page, select a 'Java Application' launch configuration to use to create a runnable JAR. |
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| In the <strong>Export destination</strong> field, either type or click <strong>Browse</strong> to select a location |
| for the JAR file. |
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| Select an appropriate <a href="../reference/ref-export-runnable-jar.htm#library-handling"><strong>library handling</strong></a> strategy. |
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| Optionally, you can also create an ANT script to quickly regenerate a previously created runnable JAR file. |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-export-runnable-jar.htm">Runnable JAR file exporter</a><br> |
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