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Download a JAR from URL
I am writing a simple system to auto-update my program and I need to be able to download jar files from a URL.
I'm not sure I quite understand the JarURLConnection/Jar-streams in the docs. Could someone give me some example code on how to do this?
Also, how do you run them? Desktop.getDesktop.open(jar) ?
P.S: Before anyone suggests it, yes I know about JWS. No I don't want to use it with this program
Re: Download a JAR from URL
Do you want to download the jar file as a file or do you want to read the contents of the jar file?
Re: Download a JAR from URL
Just download it as a file. I think I'm okay now. I was under the impression that it required special treatment but I had just missed a variable statement in my downloading code.Originally Posted by Norm
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