I've tried setting the Classpath with

  $ java -classpath /x/x/jds.jar ... -jar dbTest.jar

I've tried adding the JDatastore jars to my CLASSPATH environment variable... Nothing seems to work!

Answer:

Java's -jar parameter overrides the -classpath parameter: you can't use both parameters at the same time. You must adjust the jar's manifest to include the necessary classpath so that the -jar parameter finds it properly.

  Manifest-Version: 1.0
  Main-Class: package.MainClass
  Class-Path: dx.jar jds.jar jdatastore.license

Another way to launch the application is to not use the -jar parameter at all.

  java \
    -classpath dbTest.jar;\
              /jbuilder5/lib/jdatastore.license;\
              /jbuilder5/lib/dx.jar;\
              /jbuilder5/lib/jds.jar\  
    package.MainClass

Replace "package.MainClass" with the package.class taken from your Manifest.

(I've broken the command up into pieces using unix shell syntax for readability. This would normally all be on one line.)

2001-Aug-02 8:44am gyles19@visi.com