Java and batch files

i want to launch my application by a batch file, whit
this script:
@echo off
"C:\j2sdk1.4.2_08\bin\java.exe" -cp "C:\Documents and
Settings\Intrepido\Desktop\my tesina" BSServer 2103
pause
my application as first operation, read from a txt
file some row just to configure himself.
if i launch my application from DOS, writing the path
manually, my application does function correctly,
instead, launching it from batch file, the first row
read return a null value; (i use the RandomAccessFile
class and the readLine() method to access file...)
moreover, since my application is a JFrame class,
i've associate some icon to the buttons of the
window. starting the application manually from DOS
the icons are benn loaded, instead, launching the
application from the batch file, the icons are not
loaded...
Help me please...
and sorry for my bad english...Since it is a java forum, I suppose that your app is a java app, isn�t it?
First, define the MANIFEST.MF of your application, that must call the class that contains the famous public static void main(String[] args) method. If you haven�t made this method yet, make it. This method must initialize your app. If you don�t know how to create or how to configure the MANIFEST.MF file, read the articles below:
http://java.sun.com/developer/Books/javaprogramming/JAR/basics/manifest.html
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jar/jar.html
Don�t forget to configure the reference of some jar files required by your app in the MANIFEST.MF if it is necessary.
Second, create the batch file. The content of this file is simple. It has has to be like below:
java -jar MyJarFile.jar
Where MyJarFile.jar is your jar file. Then, put this batch file in the same directory of the jar file and double click it. Finish! Your app will be executed as you want.
Of course, first of all, you have to configure the java environment variables in order to this app works well (JAVA_HOME, PATH, CLASSPATH, etc).
It is just one manner to do what you want. There are other ways to do it, of course.

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