Can't open .jar file? (I have Lion)

I have written a program in Eclipse, and I exported it as a runnable jar to my desktop. But when I go and click on it I get this message:
The Java Jar file "Four Room Game.jar" could not be launched
check the console for possible error messages
what is wrong with it and how can I fix it?

Izeki3l wrote:
It says I have Java 7
Were you able to turn logging on, try the .jar again and then read the log?
I know nothing about Eclipse, but I do know there are many applications and web sites that are not Java 7 compatible. You will probably have to check with the developer and find out if Eclipse is and if an update is available or in the works. You will most probably need to have information from the Java log to submit to the developer.

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12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:160 )
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:254)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:56)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:316)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:280)
12/15/09 6:01:11 PM [0x0-0x10d10d].com.apple.JarLauncher[3275] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:251)
I do not know where to start, nor where to end, nor what I am looking for. But essentially I simply need to open this file and see what is inside.
--System--
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.27f2
Serial Number (system): W8**T1YJX
Hardware UUID: 9FC62D3C-021A-5C2A-9197-134226381FE9
Mac OSX 10.5.8
Thank you very much for the help!

In a Terminal session you could try something like
unzip -l path/to/jar/file
Dave

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drwxrwxrwx 3 dp dp    102 Jun 15 17:17 QuickLook
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-rw-rw-rw- 1 dp dp 36191 Apr 17 21:14 unknown.jpg
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As it says in the title, I can`t open jar files though, my java version is updated.
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