Running Jar File - NoClassDefFoundError

[TannerLD]

Hi all,

This error has been annoying me for a while and has stopped me from running any and all jar files I create or found, but is mostly annoying as I can't create my own nor run them.

My code works fine in Eclipse, running is smooth, nothing bad happens or explodes. Though if I Export -> Runnable Jar File, the Jar doesn't do anything but complain:

Macbook:Desktop tanner$ java ./Find\ Music\ on\ Bigg\ HDD.jar 
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: //Find Music on Bigg HDD/jar
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ..Find Music on Bigg HDD.jar
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:319)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:330)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:254)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:399)

I've done endless searches on Google for this so I know it has something to do with a ClassPath variable that either the project or the computer will hold, but no idea what to set it to or how.

Anyone know anything about this?

Thanks
-Tanner

[emceenugget]

a jar is not a class. a jar is just an archive containing classes. you have to run the java command on the class with the main method.

[Tolls]

Hi all,

This error has been annoying me for a while and has stopped me from running any and all jar files I create or found, but is mostly annoying as I can't create my own nor run them.

My code works fine in Eclipse, running is smooth, nothing bad happens or explodes. Though if I Export -> Runnable Jar File, the Jar doesn't do anything but complain:

Macbook:Desktop tanner$ java ./Find\ Music\ on\ Bigg\ HDD.jar 
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: //Find Music on Bigg HDD/jar
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ..Find Music on Bigg HDD.jar
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:319)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:330)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:254)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:399)

I've done endless searches on Google for this so I know it has something to do with a ClassPath variable that either the project or the computer will hold, but no idea what to set it to or how.

Anyone know anything about this?

Thanks
-Tanner

Is this an executable jar? That is, is there a class in there with a main() method, and a manifest file which references that class?

If so, then "java -jar <jarfile> <any arguments your class needs>".