# Create executable jar file **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Mainframe-Integration, EntireX\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684 "2015-02-18T16:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blessing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@blessing](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/blessing)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/1 "2015-02-18T16:07:57Z")
I have developed a java application that reads an XML and extracts the elements. it then updates the mainframe ADABAS thru the IDL. Now I want to create a service or an executable jar file that I will schedule to run everyday and read the xml files as the arrive at at certain folder. I am using eclipse and I have tried to create the jar file but when I run it it complains of the fiollowing: Exception in thread “main” java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/softwareag/entire x/aci/RPCService. I would appreciate help on the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Finn\_the\_Dane1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/finn_the_dane1/32/132_2.png) [@Finn\_the\_Dane1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Finn_the_Dane1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/2 "2015-02-18T16:10:06Z")
A quick guess: Is EntireX.jar in your classpath ? ---
**Author:** ![Rolf\_Bahlke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/rolf_bahlke/32/109_2.png) [@Rolf\_Bahlke](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Rolf_Bahlke)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/3 "2015-02-18T16:12:19Z")
You have to add entirex.jar to your classpath. ---
**Author:** ![blessing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@blessing](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/blessing)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/4 "2015-02-19T12:27:06Z")
Thank you for the reply. I have included the whole path of the jar file in Class path in the environment variables but I still get the same error. Is there anything that needs to be done in the manifest file that gets created when I do the export of the project when creating the jar file. ---
**Author:** ![Rolf\_Bahlke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/rolf_bahlke/32/109_2.png) [@Rolf\_Bahlke](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Rolf_Bahlke)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/5 "2015-02-19T13:27:01Z")
You can add a dependency to the entirex.jar in the manifest of your jar file. ---
**Author:** ![blessing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@blessing](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/blessing)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/6 "2015-02-19T14:07:10Z")
I think maybe I am not creating the jar file correctly to include everything that is needed. What I do I use the export feature. My manifest is as follows: Manifest-Version: 1.0 Main-Class: afis.livescan How do I add the dependency? ---
**Author:** ![Rolf\_Bahlke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/rolf_bahlke/32/109_2.png) [@Rolf\_Bahlke](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Rolf_Bahlke)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/7 "2015-02-19T15:32:13Z")
Add a line in the manifest: Class-Path: entirex.jar But you still need a working classpath setting … ---
**Author:** ![blessing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@blessing](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/blessing)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/8 "2015-02-23T14:00:09Z")
What I have done now is to install fatjar into eclipse and I used it to create the jar file. This did not need the configuration of the classpath. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/create-executable-jar-file/180684/9 "2021-04-02T15:32:55Z")