FRA_UAS OOP Project with Java
This file is an instruction on how to run our JavaFX application from the JAR file. Here are the steps you can follow:
I. Check for Java Installation: Before running the JAR file, ensure that Java is installed on your computer. 1) Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog. 2) Type cmd and press Enter. 3) In the Command Prompt, type java -version. 4) If Java is installed, it will display the Java version. If not, proceed to the next step. If Java is not installed, download and install it for free: 1) Open a web browser and visit the Java download page: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/ 2) Choose the appropriate download link for your machine (“Windows” or "macOS" version). 3) Double-click the downloaded installer file and follow the installation instructions. 4) Restart the computer after installation.
II. Since my JAR file is a JavaFX application, it requires the JavaFX SDK: If JavaFX SDK is not installed, download and install it for free: 1) Open a web browser and visit the Oracle website: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/install-javafx-sdk.html 2) Choose the appropriate download link for your machine 3) Double-click the downloaded EXE file to run the installer. 4) Follow the installation wizard steps. 5) Note the default installation location (e.g., C:\Program Files\JavaFX\javafx-sdk-version).
III. Run the JAR file: Once Java and JavaFX SDK are installed, you can run the JAR file: 1) Locate the JAR file on your computer. 2) Open the terminal (Command Prompt): Press Windows + R, type cmd, and press Enter. 3) Change the directory to where the JAR file is located: Use the cd command to navigate to the JAR file’s directory (e.g., cd path/to/your/jarfile). path/to/your/javafxsdk/lib 4) Run the JAR file using the command line: Type java --module-path "path/to/your/javafxsdk/lib" --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml -jar TheJarFileName.jar 5) Press Enter. *** Please remember: a) Change the path/to/your/javafxsdk/lib with the actual path to the lib folder of JavaFX SDK in your computer (look back to step 5) when you install the JavaFX SDK, this path could be C:\Program Files\JavaFX\javafx-sdk-version/lib) b) Change the TheJarFileName with the actual name of the JAR file in your computer (by default, our application name is App.jar)
IV. Optional: Extract Contents from JAR: If you want to explore the contents of our JAR file, you can use a program like WinRAR to extract the files from the JAR archive.