Jar file won't execute

I have written a program to manipulate an access database, it works fine from Eclipse but when I create a jar file using Jarbuilder 0.8, this jar file wont execute. It returns
Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: invalid header field
at java.util.jar.attributes.read(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.Jarfile.getManifest(Unknown Source)
The whole set of classes is online together with the database at users.skynet.be/NewOne/Televisie.rar (with Hoofdvenster as Manifest)
and the jar file at
users.skynet.be/NewOne/Televisie.jar
I was wondering, do I have to include anything special because i m working with an ODBC here, or what else could be the problem ?
All comments and suggestions are welcome, thnx in adance !!

Hi there!
After a brief look at your manifest a saw that you specifie the path to your main-class like this:
Main-Class: gui/Gui
...and when you make the jar-file you type:
jar cmf Manifest.txt JAppointment.jar Gui/*.class ...etc..
Remember that Java is case-sensitive and look at "gui" and "Gui" differently!
Maybee that could be the problem?
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