I am using the eclipse IDE and I just exported my project using 'export->Runnable Jar'. In my code, I have loaded a map using
URL map1url = this.getClass().getResource("map01.txt");
and later
inputmap = new File(map1url.getFile());
and then scanned its data using
Scanner sc = null;
try {
sc = new Scanner(inputmap);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Now, when I package the map01.txt into the jar, and double click it, it runs, but can't find the map01.txt. When I use java -jar, it runs, but still can't find the map. When I place map01.txt in the same directory as the jar file, but not actually in the jar, and then double-click it, it runs, but doesn't find the map. If I run it using java -jar it runs and loads the map. What is the cause of this problem? How can I fix it? And the map01.txt is the only resource that doesn't work. I have loaded many images that are placed into the jar file, and they all load and display fine. For the images I use
URL url = this.getClass().getResource("myImage.gif");
try {
BufferedImage myImage = ImageIO.read(url);
} catch (IOException e) {
}
Why do they work and not my map? How can I fix this so I can package ALL my resources into one jar and then double-click it to run?