In Java NetBeans 5.5,can I create a *.EXE file, if I write a graphical user interface with buttons,labels etc?

Question

If yes, then how?
Please help.

What programming environment (a.k.a. IDE: integrated development environment) can I use, to create a .exe file after I write a graphical user interface with buttons,labels etc?

Answer 1

No, NetBeans from SUN will only create an executable jar file for you.

Although jar files are executable, you may need to convert them into exe files for security and performance reasons.; you know, we made some tests in the college on that, and we found that almost for 90% of jar files, when you convert them to native 0x86 code, the speed of the executed code increases by 40 time than the original jar file!

So, if you really interested in converting you java jars into exe files, you will have to search over the WWW for java to 0x86 converters, not just wrappers, you can find a lot of jar wrappers around, but they will just wrap the jar into an exe file structure which will not give you any particular advantages.

For us, we used 'Excelsior JET'[1]; it was kinda hard to be configured though.

Note: Converting jar files to exe file working against java portability.

Thanks.

Answer 2

No but instead Netbeans will create for you an executable .JAR file

Answer 3

If you want to create EXEs then you should use Visual Studio Express Edition which is free and you can do GUIs.