Eclipse can find file but Exe file cannot despite the fact that the file is in the same directory,

Question

For my text maze game, Eclipse can find the text file and run it properly, but when I convert the jar of the project to an exe, the exe cannot find the file. Strange thing is that both the jar file I created and the exe are in the same directory, yet the jar file runs perfectly whereas the exe file does not. Why is this?

Here is my code:

try {
    //Find the file, create the maze, etc.
}
// Exceptions
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    File file = new File("maze.txt");

    System.out.println(file.canRead());
    System.out.println(file.getAbsoluteFile().exists());
}

Both of the two prints output false when I run the exe, even though all of the files are in the same directory and it works for the Jar file. Why is this? I am using IExpress to convert to an exe by the way.

Answer 1

You can use Launch4j as it is easy to use

Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows native executables. The executable can be configured to search for a certain JRE version or use a bundled one, and it's possible to set runtime options, like the initial/max heap size. The wrapper also provides better user experience through an application icon, a native pre-JRE splash screen, and a Java download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot be found.