Netbeans 6.5 - java -jar "Assessment3Bmi.jar"

[dbashby]

Can someone tell me why when I try to run through the command promt with the information from the README.txt that the app wont work, it gives me errors

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException

at assessment3Bmi.frmBmi.<init><frmBmi.java:62>

at assessment3Bmi.Main.main<Main.java:19>

Can someone interpret this for me please?

The application runs fine through netbeans, no errors so what is the cmd telling me?


Thanks in advance.

[emceenugget]

can't tell you much with such little information. all i can say is that in your file frmBmi.java on line 62, operations are being performed on something that is null. that is what a null pointer exception is. you should learn to understand what the compiler's messages mean. you'll become familiar with common mistakes and will almost always be able to spot the location where something is awry.

[dbashby]

But why is it running fine through netbeans if there was an issue surely netbeans would have advised me of this?

The error message above is all the information that it gives me, what further information would help, I can put the code in??

[emceenugget]

well, how are you running it? what is the actual command you use?

[dbashby]

After getting to the correct directory I used as in the Readme

To run the project from the command line, go to the dist folder and
type the following:

java -jar "Assessment3Bmi.jar"

[dbashby]

Thats what I used

To run the project from the command line, go to the dist folder and
type the following:

java -jar "Assessment3Bmi.jar"

[dbashby]

Has anyone got any ideas?

:confused:

[dbashby]

After reading

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/gu...jar.html#Intro

and reading the README.txt within the package that I am trying to run in the command window I tried

java -jar "Assessment3Bmi.jar"

I got 'Unable to access jar file Assessment3Bmi.jar'

Can someone tell me where I am going wrong?

Thanks in advance

[Natrix]

Why not unpack the jar archive and then run it?
If that is possible. Dont know, just a noob here.

[dbashby]

im not sure myself, will check it out

Is this possible?