In Linux, the JVM sets the working direcory equal to the homefolder from the user. In Windows is this the folder where the jar is located. How can I find where the jar (from my app) is located to change the working dir?
Martijn
Try obtaining the path to the jar with this code:
String path = YourClass.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI().getPath();
Then you can remove the "*.jar" part with:
path=path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
I had the same problem with a java game when I needed to open a file in the same directory the jar was.
Double clicking the jar in linux didn't open the file. Of course you can open a command line and change dir to the jar dir and then run the jar from there but I needed to double click the jar.