Application link problem?

[Mike]

I don't know how to create a custom command associated with a file type. 
Do you mean to add a new application type and associate it with .jar ? 
Java is already a known file type, associating it with .jar won't work 
and I don't think you can make a file type called 'java -jar'. In KDE 
custom commands are talked about in context of the KDE Menu Editor, 
which generates a menu entry to execute the command you supply. For example

java -jar myapp.jar

I did that and it doesn't work either. I thought I did this successfully 
with other KDE distros, but maybe not.

Mike


Jonathan Zeppettini wrote:
> Can't you just add a custom command for dealing with this file type in
> general (.jar)
>
> e.g. java -jar
>
> That way when you double click on  [appname].jar it automatically
> prepends the above command...
>
> I'm in Ubuntu right now so I can't recall how this is achieved in KDE
> but in GNOME it would be done through the "Open With" tab of the
> properties dialog.
>
> On 2/28/07, Mike <mlnx at mho.com> wrote:
>   
>> I have a java jar file.  I can execute it using
>>
>> "java -jar myapp.jar"  from a terminal window
>>
>> or I can make a .sh file containing the above and execute it from a
>> terminal window.
>>
>> If I create a desktop link to either the java statement (with complete
>> path myapp.jar) or to the .sh file, it won't execute.  The app appears
>> in the bottom task bar, the icon jumps around and then goes away.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>>
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