how can i view excutable jar files ive tried everything possible any advice is apreciated?

Answer 1

Try opening up the .JAR file with WINZIP. I've used WINZIP to examine the contents of JAR files many times. Assuming you have winzip installed on the PC, In explorer, right click on the file, and use 'open with', then Select WINZIP.

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Answer 2

You mean open up the JAR files or execute them?

Open up JAR
Say you got a jar name "myapplication.jar". Rename it to "myapplication.zip". Works best if you have a zip applciation

Execute JAR Files
You need to create a manifest file, listing the main class name for example, you have a class called "mygame.class".

Create a manifest file "mainfest.txt" and write the following.

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: mygame

NOTE: It is important you create a blank after the Main-Class line.

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Answer 3

Right click on it, hit "open with" and just choose notepad to look at it.