Eclipse: export running configuration

Question

I wrote a complex Java application with eclipse that uses many .jar libraries included into project folder.

Is there a quick way to export a running configuration of

Answer 1

1. Right click on a project in the Eclipse explorer
2. Export...
3. Java -> Runnable JAR file
4. Pick your launch configuration from the drop down
5. Set the export destination
6. Optionally, you can export that as an ANT script too

Done. You get a JAR file you can execute with java -jar yourfile.jar

Note that if your launcher had command line arguments, they don't get exported, you have to pass them to the java command.