How can I include external jar on my Netbeans project

Question

When I run \"clean and build\" the .jar file that is being created only runs if the lib folder is at the same folder of the .jar file.

Answer 1

You could use Apache Ant since version 1.7 for build the JAR with the required libraries in only one file. You could have a configuration file as follows:

In Netbeans, place the XML file in your project and run it with the context menu.

See more in Apache Ant User Manual.