Olivier Delerue

I'm building a large java project for max (max 5.0.6 under windows xp) and wish to keep all the classes inside a jar file.

- First, it seems that the max.dynamic.jar.dir max.java.config.file.txt file is not taken into consideration.

For instance if i write the following code in a simple mxj object :

String cp = System.getProperty("java.class.path");

StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(cp,";");

while ( st.hasMoreTokens()) { print(st.nextToken());}

C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibjitter.jar

C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibjode-1.1.2-pre-embedded.jar

C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibmax.jar

meaning that only the jar files found in C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalib are added to the classpath.

or even max.dynamic.jar.dir C:/WorkSpace/Jardir/ 

but the jars inside that directory won't be found.

- Second, my project is using ressources (such as images) that i want to keep in a separate folder (so that users can add their own).

I created a dummy file named "MyProjectRootDir" located next to the image folder and use the 

    localisation = MaxSystem.locateFile("MyProjectRootDir");

Again this file is never found, no matter what the max.dynamic.jar.dir or the max.dynamic.class.dir are, unless the file is located in the C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalib directory or in the "current directory" e.g. the last directory from which a patch was loaded for instance.

I'm building a large java project for max (max 5.0.6 under windows xp) and wish to keep all the classes inside a jar file. 

String cp = System.getProperty("java.class.path");
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(cp,";");
while ( st.hasMoreTokens()) { print(st.nextToken());}

   C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibjitter.jar
   C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibjode-1.1.2-pre-embedded.jar
   C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalibmax.jar

meaning that only the jar files found in C:Program FilesCycling '74Max 5.0Cycling '74javalib are added to the classpath. 

i tried something like :
max.dynamic.jar.dir C:/WorkSpace/Jardir 
or even max.dynamic.jar.dir C:/WorkSpace/Jardir/ 
but the jars inside that directory won't be found. 

- Second, my project is using ressources (such as images) that i want to keep in a separate folder (so that users can add their own).
I created a dummy file named "MyProjectRootDir" located next to the image folder and use the 
    	localisation = MaxSystem.locateFile("MyProjectRootDir");
in order to locate the image folder. 

max-dynamic-jar-dir-maxsystem-locatefile-issue

has anyone (using a PC + windows) been able to use and exploit the max.dynamic.jar.dir parameter located in the max.java.config.file.txt file ?

Talking about the jar.dir, not the class.dir ...


I don't have the time to test that on Windows, but does it work when you put your jar files in the C74/java/lib folder? The last time I checked it was working for the 

I don't have the time to test that on Windows, but does it work when you put your jar files in the C74/java/lib folder? The last time I checked it was working for the ejies.


It is just that it does not seems to me to be a good solution to ask the users to put everything in the lib folder (jar + ressource files...) : it should be a project specific folder...

Yes it works in that case. 
It is just that it does not seems to me to be a good solution to ask the users to put everything in the lib folder (jar + ressource files...) : it should be a project specific folder...


max.dynamic.jar.dir & MaxSystem.LocateFile issue