Creating a .zip file for a Java application

This utility takes the standard out from running a Java application in verbose mode, finds the Java classes referenced, and creates an uncompressed .zip file that contains those Java classes. You can use this program to create .zip files to support a Java application that runs on a local machine.

To create a .zip file with this program:

1. Check your CLASSPATH. It should include the JDK, the WebLogic classes, and your application class or package. For help setting your CLASSPATH, see the Customer Support guide, Setting classpath.
2. Run the Java application in verbose mode, with the output directed into a temporary file. Running an application in verbose mode prints to stderr (standard error) a list of all the classes loaded as the application starts up. Since the output from verbose mode goes to stderr, you need to redirect with "> &" in UNIX and with "2>" in NT.
3. Run the utility with the temporary file you created, as shown below.

Syntax

  $ java utils.verboseToZip inputFile zipFileToCreate

Arguments

inputFile

Temporary file that contains the output of running the application in verbose mode.

zipFileToCreate

Name of the .zip file to create. The resulting .zip file will be created in the directory in which you run the program.

Examples

UNIX example:

  $ java -verbose myapplication > & classList.tmp
  $ java utils.verboseToZip classList.tmp app2.zip

NT example:

  $ java -verbose myapplication 2> classList.tmp
  $ java utils.verboseToZip classList.tmp app3.zip

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