Creating Runnable Jar with external files included
executable-jar, file, jar, java
Solution
Here's what you should do instead:
Put that file back in your jar file. Use `class.getResourceAsStream()` to read it instead of `File` and `FileReader`. Here is an explanation of how to do that: How to really read text file from classpath in Java
Problem
I want to build a runnable jar in java. I need to include some of the files in the jar so that when I execute jar the files are automatically read from the java class. Hence I created a folder in the project and referred these files from the project. I created jar file following some tutorial but I could not able to include these external files in my jar file. Please let me about creating runnable jar with external files. My file struture is ``` Test | | -------src | | | default package | | | | | test1.java | -------FileFOlder | | | | | abc.txt ``` I am accessing abc.txt in test1.java class. My code is, ``` public class test1 { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { char [] read = new char[20]; String path = new File(".").getCanonicalPath(); path = path+"\\Newfolder\\abc.txt"; System.out.println(path); File nF = new File(path); FileReader fR = new FileReader(nF); fR.read(read); for(char c : read){ System.out.print(c); } fR.close(); System.out.println(" Hi..This is test program "); } } ``` When I create executable jar using eclipse export option, I am unable to see FileFolder directory inside the jar. Please give me some information regarding this.