Create the executable jar's file

Hi guys,
I am working on java desktop's application where a user will be able to run the application by double click the executable jar file. I followed the description of "Creating and Deploying a Simple Archive to Your File System of the help. After creating the jar file and when I double click on jar file to run the application I got this error message "Could not find the main class. Program will exit". I was not also able to run the application on the dos command.
Please help. I don't have any problem when I run from Jdeveloper 9.0.4. I have window XP professional.
Your input will be very welcomed.

OK open up your deployed Jar file in something like Winzip and have a look at the Manifest.MF in meta-inf\
I've just created an executable JAR with a main class of mypackage1.Class1 and it all ran ok. Here's the manifest:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: mypackage1.Class1
Created-By: Oracle9i JDeveloper 9.0.2So make sure your's is similar and your Main-class looks the same - e.g. does not say something like:
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Your jar is perfectly generated, but your machine has a problem with .jar file associations.
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