How to open/run .jar file (double-click not working)?

Question

I can\'t open or run my .jar file.

I just installed java, but I tried to open the .jar with other programs first, so the double-click defaults to something else and

Answer 1

Use cmd prompt and type

java -jar exapmple.jar

To run your jar file.

for more information refer to this link it describes how to properly open the jar file. https://superuser.com/questions/745112/how-do-i-run-a-jar-file-without-installing-java