How to open a java application or a jar at startup?

Question

I have created a jar. It of coarse work fine. I want that jar to run at start-up automatically. How can I do so??

Start-up of what? Computer, OS, server, phone... – AlexR May 18 '14 at 13:11 — AlexR, May 18 '14 at 13:11
In windows computer, place a jar in startup folder – Tamil Selvan C May 18 '14 at 13:12 — Tamil Selvan C, May 18 '14 at 13:12
@TamilSelvan where is that startup folder? – sedflix May 18 '14 at 13:13 — sedflix, May 18 '14 at 13:13

Owen Cao · Answer 1 · 2014-05-18T15:14:19.100

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You can write a .bat file to accomplish this.

@javaw -jar path/to/jar/your.jar arguments

(if your jar is an command prompt app, use @java)

and then put this .bat file in startup directory.

where is startup directory:

In windows, you can click the Start button Picture of the Start button , click All Programs, right-click the Startup folder, and then click Open.

edited May 18 '14 at 15:14

answered May 18 '14 at 13:12

Owen Cao

`@javaw -jar path/to/jar/your.jar arguments` what do this mean.. I know nothing about bat file.. I can just create them.... If the address of jar is 'x' then what I have to write – sedflix May 18 '14 at 14:29
A cmd window opens and closes instantly at startup but it the jar doesnt get executed...this was what I wrote ***@javaw -jar C:\Users\Siddharth Yadav\Desktop\Tic-Tac-Toe.jar*** – sedflix May 18 '14 at 15:52
It has GUI... It works when I execute it manually... – sedflix May 18 '14 at 15:56
And the result with that line toooo... Did not work... :( – sedflix May 18 '14 at 15:57
There should no blank in the path, so `Siddharth Yadav` is wrong, use a path without blank, and use `@javaw` since your app has GUI – Owen Cao May 18 '14 at 15:59
***@javaw -jar F:\Tic-Tac-Toe.jar*** This is the line – sedflix May 18 '14 at 16:05
What did you get? If you double click the bat, what happens? – Owen Cao May 18 '14 at 16:13
Nothing! the cmd window get opened and closed in a second delay... – sedflix May 18 '14 at 16:15

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