Java's Great, But....

[Ghan]

I can't find out how to turn it into a .exe file that you can run with a double-click.
I do know it's possible, but it's not easy.
Has anyone come across a fairly easy way to do this?
My efforts up to this part have been unsuccessful.

Thanks!

 

[mase]

You can only use applets or the dos ><
You would want to use VB or C++ to make it an exe. Java is similar to C++ so it wouldn't be hard to move/remake your code.

 

[Ghan]

> You can only use applets or the dos

I've seen it done....
In fact, I have a game on my desktop that's written entirely in Java, and it's a .exe.
Well, one part of it is.

 

[SFilip]

http://www.excelsior-usa.com/articles/java-to-exe.html
But from what I know it's basically just something that automatically executes the jar, you'd still need the framework and all.

So I'd suggest C++/VB/Delphi like mase did. In addition to having native .exe output, programs made in these languages execute much faster and usually take less memory. Also I'd recommend staying away from .NET, while it does have the ability to be sort of cross-platform thanks to Mono, it's still a bad thing to use because it too requires a framework and has some other problems.

 

[enouwee]

What about the open-source JSmooth?

 

[Ghan]

*Grumble*

Ok, then.
I don't know any C++.
Or VB.
Nor do I have any editors for them.
And I don't know what .NET is. Heard of it, but I don't know what it is.

So!
It looks to me like I'm stuck where I am.

But thanks for the information either way.

> What about the open-source JSmooth?

Tried it. Can't get it to work for some reason.

 

[TheDamien]

Try the GNU Java compiler. Pretty sure it can compile to .exe.

 

[SFilip]

> I don't know any C++.
I'll go with guessing you didn't know any Java either before you learned it?

> And I don't know what .NET is.
Blessed be, keep it that way.

> Can't get it to work for some reason.
Explain the problem and someone might come up with a solution.