Re: how to open data file contained in jar with JFileChooser
news.rcn.com wrote:
I thought this would be straight-forward but I haven't been able to find an
answer.
I package sample data (image files) in a jar with my application. I want to
let the user select from these and open them using a JFileChooser. But I
don't know how to expose the 'directory tree' within the jar file to the
JFileChooser.
Is this possible?
If not, is there a way to access these file programatically? Then I could
create a menu selection that would open the files and load them. I'd rather
let the user browse though because then I can change the file set with
mucking with other parts of the package.
Thanks a lot
A user shouldn't have any reason, in my opinion, to dig into the
supplied JAR file. Why not package the JAR into a larger package (like a
Windows installer for example or just a ZIP file) that contains a folder
with your sample images? Then you don't have to do anything to your code
and the users don't have to dig into your JAR to access sample files.
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