Running an external jar file by pressing a JButton
I am trying to run a jar file that is in a separate directory from pressing a JButton. I have the button and GUI setup but I cant figure out how to launch the separate jar file. What do I put in this code block private void jButton1MouseReleased(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) { } Try This try { Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File("F:\\Folder\\Folder\\folder\\yourprogram.jar")); } catch (IOException ex) { System.out.println(ex.getMessage()); } for example open a .exe file ( Open ODBC DSN via java ) try { Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File("C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\odbcad32.exe")); } catch