how to start jbidwatcher

[Mike Chandler <mailmanmike@sbcglobal.net>]

Hi list, 
Using testing with kernel-2.6.6. Mostly use KDE.
Have a program "jbidwatcher" for ebay stuff, very cool, (especially the snipe 
feature).
*I* can start this program only by opening the dir where it is, then typing 
this:

java -jar JBidWatcher-0.9.3.1.jar

Is there a way to make this easier (faster)?
I have tried doing a 'create new link to application' on desktop but it won't 
work:
KDEInit could not launch 'java':
Could not find 'java' executable.

Ideas will be appreciated, and thanks a lot.