re: jar files

[Dek]

Please could some on tell me what is a jar file.

I downloaded a Java Applet program from an OSP (open source project) web site. The douwnload was actually a zip file which I unzipped thus producing two files.

1) html file
2) jar file.

Is a jar file like a zip file?
If so is it possible to unjar the file?
If so will this give me the source codes as I expected before downloading from the OSP web site?

[mjc]

Try here (http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jar/)...

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[hiredgoonz]

Ultimately, you're probably going to need the jdk to do anything...it's free though, and allows you to program in java...they even have a whole series of tutorials to teach you...

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