If you don’t understand or clear about the json file, you are welcome to ask. It is just a config file. Please try to understand first before drawing any conclusion.
Not sure how you were told. You are not forced to use Java 8. Java 11 can work in Windows 7 too.
What’s the reason to use Java 8? You want it to create an executable Jar file? If you create a package using B4JPackager11, you can create an installation exe (with Innosetup) and distribute your app. After installed, user can run the app using an exe executable.
thank you for your response. If I caused some offence with my previous response I apologise as that was not my intension - perhaps just letting the frustration get to me.
Having to use java 8 was a response that I got from a previous request for the same information. Maybe I read it wrong
If you don’t understand or clear about the json file, you are welcome to ask. It is just a config file. Please try to understand first before drawing any conclusion.
Not sure how you were told. You are not forced to use Java 8. Java 11 can work in Windows 7 too.
What’s the reason to use Java 8? You want it to create an executable Jar file? If you create a package using B4JPackager11, you can create an installation exe (with Innosetup) and distribute your app. After installed, user can run the app using an exe executable.
Thank you for your response - If I caused some offence please accept my apologies, that was not my intension. Perhaps my frustrations coming out.
I received a response in a previous posting -
"No. Run the app in Release mode and it will create a jar file that you can distribute with two important nuances:-"
1. You need to compile with Java 8 (11+ will not work).
2. Java 8 needs to be installed on the user computer.
Perhaps I was just confused and took this response as the final say..... Once again my apologies
The installation is for a windows 7 computer on a shared drive using windows 7. I would like the best and simplest way to load this application allowing multiple users on the network to access and run it. I thought a standalone exe with associated folders was the easiest way.
so if I create an installation exe (with Innosetup) this will create an area/folder with everything I need to distribute this application? Also I can continue developing with java 11?
So just to get it right - I run b4jpackager11 and then Innosetup (found on the forum?)
I am sorry but I am just this side of 70 and all these new ways and naming conventions confuses me. I come from an historic mainframe environment where you just compiled the code (cobol) and copied the cob into where you want and you were off and running. I am a bit of a dinosaur.
Once again thank you for your assistance.
just out of interest - 'It is just a config file' - does that file have an extension or just a plain xxx.txt?
regards
Malcolm
