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- 09-21-2003, 04:19 AM #1Moody MarcoGuest
What the hell are the .jad files for? I know they're Java Application
Descriptors or something like that, but if I download a game I get the .jad
and .jar file on my desktop. I right click the .jar file and choose "Send
to Bluetooth" and send it to my phone, and the game installs fine and I can
play it. Hence there seems to be no need for the .jad file?
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- 09-21-2003, 11:26 AM #2tHatDudeUKGuest
Re: Java question
"Moody Marco" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What the hell are the .jad files for? I know they're Java Application
> Descriptors or something like that, but if I download a game I get the
..jad
> and .jar file on my desktop. I right click the .jar file and choose "Send
> to Bluetooth" and send it to my phone, and the game installs fine and I
can
> play it. Hence there seems to be no need for the .jad file?
AFAIK only needed when downloading a java app via a wap page...
- 09-21-2003, 12:26 PM #3Moody MarcoGuest
Re: Java question
"tHatDudeUK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Moody Marco" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > What the hell are the .jad files for? I know they're Java Application
> > Descriptors or something like that, but if I download a game I get the
> .jad
> > and .jar file on my desktop. I right click the .jar file and choose
"Send
> > to Bluetooth" and send it to my phone, and the game installs fine and I
> can
> > play it. Hence there seems to be no need for the .jad file?
>
> AFAIK only needed when downloading a java app via a wap page...
>
>
Ok, but I still can't see what difference it makes. Surely as long as the
..jar file gets put on the phone, it's the phone that knows what to do with
it?
- 11-08-2003, 09:26 AM #4Lone RangerGuest
Re: Java question
"Moody Marco" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "tHatDudeUK" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Moody Marco" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > What the hell are the .jad files for? I know they're Java
>> > Application Descriptors or something like that, but if I download a
>> > game I get the
>> .jad
>> > and .jar file on my desktop. I right click the .jar file and
>> > choose
> "Send
>> > to Bluetooth" and send it to my phone, and the game installs fine
>> > and I
>> can
>> > play it. Hence there seems to be no need for the .jad file?
>>
>> AFAIK only needed when downloading a java app via a wap page...
>>
>>
>
> Ok, but I still can't see what difference it makes. Surely as long as
> the .jar file gets put on the phone, it's the phone that knows what to
> do with it?
A .jad file is just a descriptor. However it contains the URL where the
real .jar file lives. A site can provide you with the .jad only, when
you try to install the game your phone will automagically download the
corresponding .jar from the appropriate place.
/LR
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