Can we make executable jar file which dont have main method?

I have a problem.
With whatever R&D i have done so far my understanding is that in order to create executable jar files i need a main method.
my problem is i have certain MIS reports which are developed in java and deployed through JSP pages...so my java program has no Main Method and only objects of the classes are being called in the JSP pages.
for e.g: i have a java class file BulkSms.class and i make an object of it in the JSP page through which my purpose is achieved by calling various method in the BulkSms through it s objects and there is no main method.
Can i make an executable jar file without a main method and if so please give me a detailed procedure of how to go about it.
i want to make it executable so tht on the click of it the MIS report is displayed from the JSP page.

I am completely ignorant of JSPs, but you can not execute a jar or any java application unless you have a main method. It sounds like you need a way to launch the JSP - can't you do this with a browser?

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what does this mean, put these in folder or make jar from them????

wolve634 wrote:
but a few steps aren't exact for me , for example : first, which jar i have to include in build path : downloaded or from plugins folder, secondTry it both ways. If neither works, then ask again. In a suitable forum, though. An Eclipse forum or an SWT forum or something related to where you got those instructions would make a lot more sense than asking here.
i have to incude source.zip too???No, of course you don't have to distribute the source code.
a. Put the updated executable JAR file, swt.jar, and the associate DLL in the same folder. The DLL can be pulled out of swt.jar and should have a name like ?swt-win32-####.dll? on Windows."
what does this mean, put these in folder or make jar from them????It says "Put (them) in the same folder". You're asking whether that means to put them in a folder? Yes, it does.

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