Program works from Eclipse but not from executable JAR file

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Below is my code which works perfect in Eclipse Java Project

    String IEPath = "src/IEDriverServer.exe";
    File file = new File(IEPath);
    System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver",file.getPath());
    WebDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

If I export the same code to a runnable JAR file and double click it or if I run it from command prompt gives below exception

    The driver ececutable does not exist C:\Backup\New folder\src\IEDriverServer.exe

I have copied IE exe inside my Java Project and have exported the Java Project including the IE exe. When I run the JAR, it is failing to pick the IE exe path. Please help! TIA!

Objects in a jar are not files and you can't use `File` to access them. — greg-449, Feb 22 '17 at 18:29
@greg-449 Many thanks for your comment. Could you please help me what code I should right so that it reads my IE exe path. TIA! — Shawn Dsouza, Feb 22 '17 at 18:32
@ShawnDsouza use class.getResource("path to exe relative to this class") — rvit34, Feb 22 '17 at 18:46
I got answer to my question on this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20389255/reading-a-resource-file-from-within-jar?noredirect=1&lq=1 — Shawn Dsouza, Mar 10 '17 at 14:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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You have two options here:

Read the resource inside the jar. See more info here.
Use WebDriverManagerto automate the management of IEDriverServer.exe.

For alternative 2, simply import the WebDriverManager library in your project and change your code:

String IEPath = "src/IEDriverServer.exe";
File file = new File(IEPath);
System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver",file.getPath());

... by:

InternetExplorerDriverManager.getInstance().setup();

edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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answered Feb 23 '17 at 15:13

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Thanks all for your precious comments. – Shawn Dsouza Feb 27 '17 at 19:23
I got answer to my question on this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28615441/how-to-access-resource-files-from-jar-file?noredirect=1&lq=1 – Shawn Dsouza Feb 27 '17 at 19:23

Program works from Eclipse but not from executable JAR file

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