You map multiple tools to the .jar extension and pick the one you want to
run from the menu when you click the right mouse button on the file. There
are actually capabilities within the Windows OS that allow you to map
multiple MIME types to a single file format and have the right tool executed
depending on content. I believe it requires writing a DLL and mapping it in
the Registry. So the OS's are smart enough.
(*Chris*)
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig R. McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Comments on 2.2 Public Review Draft
> Chris Pratt wrote:
>
> > I'd have to agree with you on the proliferation of extensions for the
same
> > file format. So far we have zip, jar, ear, and war. How many do we
really
> > need. I can see the distinction between zip and jar, the jar extension
> > indicates that the program should look for the special contents. But
the
> > ear and war files should just be additional manifest entries IMHO.
> > (*Chris*)
> >
>
> Scenario: I want to have my OS map "*.jar" files to execute the JVM when
they
> are double clicked (because they have an application main program in
them),
> but I want to start my web-app deployer tool when I double-click a "*.war"
> file. How do I do that if I'm using the same file extension for both?
>
> Until the OSs are smarter about looking inside a file (and, in the case at
> hand, understanding the JAR file format and the rules for what makes
something
> a web-app versus not), filename extensions per purpose seem to be the way
to
> go.
>
> Craig McClanahan
>
>
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