Class LauncherBootstrap

java.lang.Object
  LauncherBootstrap

public class LauncherBootstrap
extends Object

This class is used as a wrapper for loading the org.apache.commons.launcher.Launcher class and invoking its main(String[]) method. This particular class is primary used by the Windows 95, 98, ME, and 2000 platforms to overcome the difficulty of putting a jar file directly into the JVM's classpath when using batch scripts on these platforms.

Specifically, the problem on thse platforms is when Windows uses the PATH environment variable to find and run a batch script, %0 will resolve incorrectly in that batch script.

The way to work around this Windows limitation is to do the following:

1. Put this class' class file - LauncherBootstrap.class - in the same directory as the batch script. Do not put this class file in a jar file.
2. Put the jar file containing the launcher's classes in the same directory as the batch script and this class' class file. Be sure that that the jar file is named "commons-launcher.jar".
3. Make the Java command in the batch script invoke Java use the following classpath arguments. Be sure to include the quotes to ensure that paths containing spaces are handled properly: -classpath %0\..;"%PATH%"

Author:

Patrick Luby

Field Summary

static String	ANT_CLASSPATH_PROP_NAME Ant classpath property name
static String	LAUNCHER_JAR_FILE_NAME Jar file name
static String	LAUNCHER_MAIN_CLASS_NAME Class name to load
static String	LAUNCHER_PROPS_FILE_NAME Properties file name

Constructor Summary

LauncherBootstrap()

Method Summary

static void

main(String[] args) The main method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ANT_CLASSPATH_PROP_NAME

public static final String ANT_CLASSPATH_PROP_NAME

Ant classpath property name

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Constant Field Values

LAUNCHER_JAR_FILE_NAME

public static final String LAUNCHER_JAR_FILE_NAME

Jar file name

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Constant Field Values

LAUNCHER_PROPS_FILE_NAME

public static final String LAUNCHER_PROPS_FILE_NAME

Properties file name

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Constant Field Values

LAUNCHER_MAIN_CLASS_NAME

public static final String LAUNCHER_MAIN_CLASS_NAME

Class name to load

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Constructor Detail

LauncherBootstrap

public LauncherBootstrap()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)

The main method.

Parameters:

args - command line arguments