backupgnucash jar file

[Elmar]

After many adventures, and a full reinstallation of linux mint (this 
time 64 bit, version 18.2), I am back at this impasse.  I put the jar 
file into the correctly named folder, but when I try to execute

java -jar /home/ets/BackupGnuCash/BackupGnuCash.jar &

I get

  Error: Could not find or load main class backupgnucash.BackupGnuCash

Obviously I am missing something fundamental, despite reading the 
readme.md which says:

### GNU/Linux ###
   To run the project from the command line, type the following
```
     java -jar "[PathTo]/BackupGnuCash.jar" &
```
E.g.
```
     java -jar /home/[USER_NAME]/BackupGnuCash/BackupGnuCash.jar &

Help?

- Elmar


On 09/02/2016 05:31 PM, Chris Good wrote:
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 12:15:41 -0400
>> From: ETS <eschmeisser at nc.rr.com>
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: backupgnucash jar file
>> Message-ID: <63856195-103c-e9a2-37c6-5b1f1434cba9 at nc.rr.com>
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>>
>> On my way into linux from windows - I am trying to get
>> https://github.com/goodvibes2/BackupGnuCashWin/tree/master/src/backu
>> pgnucash
>> to work under Mint 18.  I've downloaded the jar file, and marked it as
>> executable, and tried to use the java 8 to run it ... but when I click on
> the jar
>> file nothing happens.  On the windows side, at least the window popped up
>> so you could set the paths.  Anyone else using this program?
>>
> Hi ETS,
>
> Jar files are only executable by java.
> I suggest creating a .desktop file for easy running from your Linux gui
> environment. I assume this will work for Mint as it is based on Ubuntu.
> Please see section 'Running' in
> https://github.com/goodvibes2/BackupGnuCashWin/blob/master/src/backupgnucash
> /README.md
>
> Plutocrat is right that not all java applications are cross platform
> compatible but this one is, for at least Windows & Linux and maybe (not
> tested) Mac.
>
> Regards, Chris Good