The Jabaco IDE is only available for Windows (or Windows emulations).
The resulting Jar files can be executed under Unix or Mac OS if a suitable Java runtime environment is present.
To actually execute a Jabaco jar file you have to use the "java" command.
A jar file on its own is not executable.

There are a couple of posts in this forum on using Jabaco executables under Mac.
But most users tend to be on a Windows machine.

Please report your findings!

Greetings

A1880

The filename you reported looks like the name of a Jabaco framework.
The framework is not runnable as such. It includes all the classes which can be used by Jabaco applications.

To actually run a Jabaco application, you have to create a Jar file which includes framework as well as application.
Make sure that the framework file you are using is larger than 500KByte. A smaller size indicates that the
framework compilation run was prematurely aborted thus leaving behind an incomplete framework.
Download an elder framework in case the latest version is incomplete.

To repeat the steps:
1. Use a Windows-based system to write your Jabaco application and compile a Jar file
2. Transfer the Jar file to your Mac
3. Execute the Jar file by using some Java jar launching command

Potential pitfalls:
a. Don't use Windows-dependant features in your application (WINAPI, RichTextBox, ...)
b. Avoid missing references in your Java Runtime Environment
You might need to supply missing classes by providing your own "mock jar"
to work around "class not found errors"
c. Some systems require that jar files (eg for Java Applets) a properly signed.
use the Java jarsigner tool for that.

Success!

A1880

Hi,
If someone wants to test the executables, made by jabaco, under different OS and/or different machines, you could start this one first:
http://www.mbo-ing.de/_downloads/ControlSample.jar

in IE: first click "open" then click "admit"

in FF: select "Open with" select "Java(TM)..." and click "OK"

in Opera: click "Open"

this is just the ControlSample that comes with the framework.
Just to be sure "Yes, Jabaco does the job"

regards
OlimilO