jar2exe is commercial software so you would probably need to buy a license. For your simulation executable you could also consider Launch4j: http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/ It is free and Open Source and works great - I have used it in several production environments. It has also all the features you might ever need in a professional application, yet is very easy to use. The most convenient deployment scenario is to keep your own code in a jar that will be used to generate an executable while keeping all dependencies such as the MASON library in a separate sub-folder e.g. ./lib. It makes managing dependencies for your deployed project much easier. In the proposed deployment scenario all you need to do is to add lib/* to the "Classpath" tab in launch4j GUI. Best regards, Przemyslaw Szufel On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:14:28 +0000, Steven Saul <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You can also create an exe file from a jar file with this software: > >http://www.jar2exe.com/ > > > >________________________________________ >From: MASON Multiagent Simulation Toolkit [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Sean Luke [[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:07 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Creating a jarred application file > >Absolutely. MASON can be jarred up with your code, no problem. If you want the jar file to launch your application when double-clicked on or whatnot, you just need to specify the right entry class in your jar Manifest. > >Sean > >On Mar 24, 2013, at 9:39 PM, Steve Kraska wrote: > >> For the MASON program I am creating, I would like to be able to make a runnable >> jar version as an application. The end goal is for other people to download and >> use the program without having to go through the process of installing the rest of >> the MASON materials unnecessarily. >> >> The MASON documentation only discusses creating jar files for applets but as >> mentioned I would like to create a downloadable application version of my >> program. Is it possible to create an application of a MASON-driven project? >> >> Thank you, >> Steve Kraska