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How to use the COMM API in a JAR file

843810Dec 19 2003 — edited Nov 10 2006

I have developed an application, using the NetBeans IDE, to communicate with a modem over the COM1 serial port using the Java Comm API. The application works fine within the IDE, but when a JAR file is created and "double-clicked", the application launches correctly, but when the code is executed to "talk" over the COM1 serial port - nothing happens. No exceptions and no warnings are thrown. My environment is XP, SP1.

The manifest file is as follows:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: ../j2sdk1.4.2/jre/lib/ext/TimerBean.jar ../j2sdk1.4.2/jre/
lib/ext/AbsoluteLayout.jar ../j2sdk1.4.2/jre/lib/ext/comm.jar
Created-By: NetBeans IDE
Specified-By: Projects/TheApp/Files/TheApp.jarContent
Main-Class: Main

According to the Comm API installation instructions, the following files are copied:
copy comm.jar \j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\ext
copy wind32com.dll \j2sdk1.4.2\bin
copy javax.comm.properties \j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib

I suspect it has something to do with the paths.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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