JAR files are simply ZIP files with a different extension. Just chnage the extension from .zip to .jar.
You need to download an archive manager. It is a file manager that can open and manage files that your operating system can not. The most common ones are 7-zip and WinRAR Archive. In the mod community these are the only archive managers used to download mods.
If your dragging the file on top of the jar then thats because the jar is a file and not a folder. If you drag a file on top of another file your say that you want to run file B with file A. Get a zip Archive software like 7zip (google it) If your using a archive software and this is still happening the only think i can think to tell you is open the archive.
JAR file is Java Archive file where all classes and related meta information is stored. Basically this format is based or is plain ZIP archive.To launch application in JAR file:java -jar .jarTo extract files from JAR file:jar -xvf .jarIt is possible to create/extract using any other plain ZIP utility.
JAR files are basically ZIP files, so you can open them by any software that can work with ZIP files. That includes Windows XP default file-system browser, WinZip, etc. To actually run the JAR archive, you need to have JAVA runtime environment installed on your computer.
You have to open it with winrar.
JAR stands for JAVA Archive File. You can archive a number of java class files into an archive and form a JAR. If you place the JAR in a particular location in the computer and then add the path to the JVM Class path, the JVM will be able to recognize references to classes that are present in the JAR.
Jar file is Java AR-chive Java Archive File, commonly referred to as a Jar File is nothing more than a compressed archive file.
Depends on what you mean by "work". For one thing, a jar is a Java archive file, not a folder.
You can open jar files with command prompt, Winrar or java.
A JAR file is just a Java ARchive; it is a collection of classes - arranged by package in a folder structure - compressed in a zip archive. In order for a JAR to be executable, it must also contain a manifest file which tells Java what the main class is. This file should be called MANIFEST.MF and be located within a top-level folder: META_INF Details on how to format this file can be found in the link below.
JAD-Java Application Description JAR-Java archive
The Java Archive (JAR) file format enables you to bundle multiple files into a single archive file and Typically a JAR file contains the class files and auxiliary resources associated with applets and applications