Category: Java

  • Launch and Run Java Programs on the Raspberry Pi Without a Persistent Command Window

    Desktop shortcut file contents (Example: Launch Program.desktop) should look similar to the following: [Desktop Entry]Name=Launch ProgramComment=Launch programIcon=icon.pngExec=bash “/srv/Examples/Linux/Scripts/Launch Program.sh”Type=ApplicationEncoding=UTF-8Terminal=trueCategories=None; Launch program script executed by desktop shortcut should look similar to the following: # Launch Programnohup java -jar “/srv/Examples/Program.jar” & # Sleep for 3 seconds to ensure program has time to launch.# If this is not…

  • File Creation Time

    Retrieving the creation date of a file and displaying it should be a simple task. Yeah, right. The Java documentation has page after page regarding time and dates. Some examples on the web suggest using: String timeStamp = attr.creationTime().toString(); This returns a date string in Zulu time such as: 2009-02-13T23:31:30.123Z Attempting to reformat this to…