ant manifest problem

[dexter195]

hi,
im creating a jar file using ant. this will create the jar file but the problem is that i need to pass the following information into the file.
-cp .;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_05\jre\lib\ext\mysql-connector-java-3.0.15-ga-bin.jar TestWebBrowser

TestWebBrowser is the name of the client file.

how can i pass these arguments into the jar file. do i need to this in the manifest file or the build file??? ive tried everyting and i cant find any examples of this being done.

thanks for your help

dex

 

[stefanwagner]

You want to set the classpath in the manifest by ant,
and the Main-Class?
Here is an example:

target name="jar" depends="variables, bin, jarclean" description="make archiv with main-class (startable)" >
	<echo message="make love, not jar :) "/>
	<jar
		jarfile="${ARC}"
		basedir="${bin}"
		index="true">
		<manifest>
			<attribute
				name="Main-Class"
				value="${MAIN}"/>
		</manifest>
	</jar>
</target>

in 'variables', I define ${MAIN}, ARC, and bin.
I guess you only need to modify these, and create an additional attribute, name 'Class-Path' (check the spelling).

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[dexter195]

cheers but what i need to do is pass arguments into the jar as im creating it.
im linking the app to a mysql database so i need to pass the following into it to make the connection

C:\j2sdk1.4.2_05\jre\lib\ext\mysql-connector-java-3.0.15-ga-bin.jar

thanks

dex

 

[dexter195]

ive got it fixed. i need to put the following code into the manifest file
Class-Path: ..\mysql-connector-java-3.0.15-ga-bin.jar

thanks for your help stefanwagner

dex