Re: Re: how to start jbidwatcher

[Mike Chandler <mailmanmike@sbcglobal.net>]

Well, I tried the suggestion; but I must not be doing something right.
Here's what I did;
1. went onto the dir where JBidWatcher-0.9.3.1.jar is located, (which 
is  /home/mike/programs)
2. rightclicked and did 'create new file > text file', and called it 
jbidwatcher.sh
3. made  jbidwatcher.sh executable 
4. Opened  jbidwatcher.sh with an editor and put in the sample script you gave 
me, (editing for actual path.) Like this:

#!/bin/bash
cd /home/mike/programs/
java -jar JBidWatcher-0.9.3.1.jar

5. on desktop, rightclicked and did 'create new file > link to application'
6. made it executable
7. rightclick on the new icon, click properties tab, typed in the command 
field: /home/mike/programs/jbidwatcher.sh

Now I click on that desktop icon I just made, and nothing opens, but the 
little hourglass timer flashes for 10-15 seconds then stops.

Probably simple, but obviously beyond me. Please, what did I do or not do?
Thanks.