JADMaker Java Games

Version 1.21

for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP

- requires .NET Framework 2.0 or higher version runtime installed
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-
aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en (22 MB)

for Windows Vista

- .NET Framework 3.0 is included with Vista

!!! You MUST put the files below together in the same folder.
JADMaker.exe
JADMaker.exe.config
JADMaker.txt
Ionic.Utils.Zip.dll

What

JADMaker creates a JAD file for your .JAR Java Games, so that you can install them
to your mobile phone.

Features:
- simple DRAG and DROP operations!
- allows batch processing of JAR files
- enabling Explorer Context-Menu extension allows you to generate a JAD file
quickly
- keep the program 'Always on Top' of all other windows (Useful)
- keep your program settings (in Windows Registry)

Why

Interest in Java Games for Nokia mobile phones.

Some of the Java Games for Nokia mobile phones does not comes with a .jad file, so
I searched the net for a JAD generator.
Came across a lousy program called 'JADgen', so I decided to make one that is
better then it.

How to use this program?

There are 3 ways.

1) Run JADMaker. Drag and drop a JAR file onto the window. JAD generated. That's
it!

2) Drag and drop a JAR file onto the JADMaker.exe icon in a Windows Explorer
window.
This means you can also create a desktop shortcut to JADMaker.exe, and then drop
JAR file(s) onto the shortcut.

3) Once the "Make JAD" Explorer Context-Menu extension is enabled (by checking it
in the program),
you can right click on any JAR file(s) for a quick "Make JAD".
Remember that you can process multiple JAR files at one time (=batch procesing).
Just select multiple files, and use any of the ways above (this is really the icing
on the cake!).

With so many ways to get your JAD file, you are spoilt for choice!!!

Installation

No special installation is required on Windows.

JADMaker can be put in any folder (together with other required files).

You may make a shortcut to it on your Desktop.

Troubleshooting

.NET Framework 2.0 or higher version runtime is required in your system

The 2.0 Redistributable Package can be downloaded for free from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-
aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
(22 MB)

* When I try to run JADMaker, it dies with the following error:

META-INF/MANIFEST.MF not found in ...

My program checks for "META-INF/MANIFEST.MF" in your .JAR file.

Pls check manually that you have a valid.JAR file.

Version History

1.21 (Feb 03, 2009) (.NET 2.0)

- Removed a bug related to extracting META-INF/MANIFEST.MF

1.20 (Oct 05, 2008) (.NET 2.0)

- Ported to VB.NET based on the source code of JADMaker 1.15.
- Removed a bug related to Explorer Context-Menu extension
- Most bugs should be solved as a benefit of the porting
- Additionally works in Windows Vista

1.15 (Jan 13, 2005) (VB6)

- Minor code changes to better handle error that arises with invalid .JAR files

1.1 (Sep 12, 2003) (VB6)

- Removed a serious bug in the program, that will cause extra lines in the JAD file

Disclaimer
This program is free. You may distribute it, but you may not charge money for it.

Send suggestions and comments to:

mangokun@hotmail.com

Programmed by Goh Mingkun using Visual Basic 6.0 / Visual Studio 2005
Last update on Tue, Feb 03, 2009