I can’t get the application to run outside the IDE..

I imported the project into NetBeans 7.1. as per the instructions provided on the wiki page..

Using JForex-API-2.6.60

The main class has been set in

Project -> Properties -> Run… Main Class: Main.Timer_Utility

When I build the project the manifest.mf contains only:

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Manifest-Version: 1.0
Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.8.2
Created-By: 1.7.0_02-b13 (Oracle Corporation)
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There is no Main-Class: , Class-Path: or other manifest files.

I noticed that during the build process the Manifest file can’t be written to as it is read only.

When I open the file in "files" view, it opens as a read-only file. I opened the files-properties dialog box for the file and did not see an option to make it writable.

This is my first project so I may be doing something wrong.. I have run out of ideas..

Any help would be appreciated

Regards

Mark

See if this can solve your problem:
https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/javase-deploy.html

Hi Support,

I have read that article.

The problem I can see is that the Manifest file generated from the imported project is "Read-Only" and can't be written to during the build proccess.

I can't see a way of changing the Manifest file to make it writable.

Another option is to include libraries in the build.
1) Project -> Properties -> Build -> Packaging -> Check "Copy Dependent Libraries"
2) Build the project
3) run the project: "java -jar "Standalone.jar" "

After trying what you suggested the Manifest file is now being written to during the build process..

The dist folder also now contains a lib folder with Jar Files.

this is the contents of the Manifest file now...

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Manifest-Version: 1.0
Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.8.2
Created-By: 1.7.0_02-b13 (Oracle Corporation)
Class-Path: lib/DDS2-jClient-JForex-2.14.26.jar lib/JForex-API-2.6.60.
jar lib/DDS2-Connector-1.1.53.jar lib/DDS2-Charts-5.52.jar lib/greed-
common-177.jar lib/dds2-common-2.3.82.jar lib/transport-client-2.3.82
.jar lib/log4j-1.2.14.jar lib/mina-core-1.1.7.jar lib/mina-filter-ssl
-1.1.7dc.1.jar lib/slf4j-api-1.5.8.jar lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.5.8.jar li
b/ta-lib-0.4.4dc.jar lib/7zip-4.65.jar lib/jcalendar-1.3.3.jar lib/ec
j-3.5.2.jar lib/libs
Main-Class: Main.Timer_Utility
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but when trying to run the application outside the IDE I am getting the following message box from the Java Virtual Machine Launcher

“Could not find the main class: Main.Timer_Utility. Program will exit”

What are you doing to run the application?

I’m navigating to the projects dist folder and double clicking on the Jar File with the projects name.

You should start it from console using the following expression:
java -jar "Standalone.jar"

It will run from the console with the code you provided and connects ok but I get a warning..

Log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (Main.Dukascopy_Client).
Log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.

I don’t get this when running the code within the IDE..

Is it possible to run the jar file from vb.net code?

you need to include the log4j.properties file in the jar classpath.

I tried with:
javac -cp .:./JForexClientLibrary/libs/*:./JForexClientLibrary/libs/log4j.properties Trade.java

but I still get those warnings

WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.dukascopy.api.impl.connect.DCClientImpl).
WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.

I am using the libs from the JForexClientLibrary.zip file

fixed. was not using all the newest jar files.