Opening associated files...

I'm trying to associate files in windows with my application, so that a
user can double click the file and have it open in my app.
Currently Im doing this manually as a test. So basically I right click the file and select "Open With" and select my application.
But when I double click the files that are associated with the
application, how can I get the path to the .jar file that is actually
running? So far if I use new File(".") - it gives me the directory of
the file that I am opening... which causes problems for my app...

It does, but that's definitely strange. Try showing all hidden files and folders on your Mac to see if that helps.
To do this, head to Applications -> Utilties -> Terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE -> Press Enter
killall Finder -> Press Enter
Then navigate out to your iPod again via the Finder. Any luck now?
B-rock

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