Creating desktop link to java program

patricktyler · 01-10-2006, 04:57 AM

Hi,

I am trying to create a desktop link to a java program. At the moment I have to cd to the relevent directory that contains a text file that I run by typing ./myprogram. The file contains the line exec java..... I have tried creating a link to the file, but a dialog box opens up asking what program I want to open the file with...

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Patrick

PTrenholme · 01-10-2006, 08:24 AM

Create a application link, and, as the application, use sh ~/.../myprogran, or, if you're using KDE, try konsole -e ~/.../myprogram as the application. (Where, of course, ~/.../mprogram is the path to your program.)

By the way, the "konsole -e" is an easy way to run shell scripts from desktop icons. That can be quite handy at times.

(Um, for GNOMEies, is there a similar method available in GNOME?)