Executing jar command from the java application

Hi All,
In my application i want to create a jar file with the existing class @ Runtime and want to download . But i tried to execute the jar command via Process.getRuntime, it throws IOException. Please guide me or give the solution

PavithraKarthikeyan wrote:
Please guide me or give the solutionQuestion your need for this. Why do you think you need to create the jar file.
P.S. The jar command is only available if the user has the JDK installed so if he has only the JRE installed then you have a problem using Runtime.exec(). There are classes (java.util.jar.JarFile et al) that will allow you to jar files using Java code.

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