Hi,

I have used the following code (this is from HeadFirst Java Book)

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.sound.midi.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class BeatBox	{

JPanel mainPanel;
ArrayList<JCheckBox> checkboxList;
Sequence sequence;
Sequencer sequencer;
Track track;
JFrame theFrame;

String[] instrumentNames = {"Bass Drum", "Closed Hi-Hat", "Open Hi-Hat", "Acoustic Snare", "Crash Cymbal", "Hand Clap", "High Tom", "High Bongo", "Maracas", "Whistle", "Low Conga", "Cowbell", "Vibraslap", "Low-mid Tom", "High Agogo", "Open Hi Conga"};

int[] instruments={35,42,46,38,49,39,50,60,70,72,64,56,58,47,67,63};



public static void main (String[] args)	{
	
	new BeatBox().buildGUI();
}



public void buildGUI()	{

	theFrame = new JFrame("Cyber BeatBox");
	theFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	BorderLayout layout = new BorderLayout();
	JPanel background = new JPanel(layout);
	background.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,10,10,10));

	checkboxList = new ArrayList<JCheckBox>();
	Box buttonBox = new Box(BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);

	JButton start = new JButton("Start");
	start.addActionListener(new MyStartListener());
	buttonBox.add(start);

	JButton stop = new JButton("Stop");
	start.addActionListener(new MyStopListener());
	buttonBox.add(stop);

	JButton upTempo = new JButton("Tempo Up");
	start.addActionListener(new MyUpTempoListener());
	buttonBox.add(upTempo);

	JButton downTempo = new JButton("Tempo Down");
	start.addActionListener(new MyDownTempoListener());
	buttonBox.add(downTempo);

	Box nameBox = new Box(BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
	for (int i=0; i<16; i++)	{
	nameBox.add(new Label(instrumentNames[i]));
	}

	background.add(BorderLayout.EAST, buttonBox);
	background.add(BorderLayout.WEST, nameBox);

	theFrame.getContentPane().add(background);

	GridLayout grid = new GridLayout(16,16);
	grid.setVgap(1);
	grid.setHgap(2);
	mainPanel = new JPanel(grid);
	background.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, mainPanel);

	for (int i=0; i<256; i++)	{
	JCheckBox c = new JCheckBox();
	checkboxList.add(c);
	mainPanel.add(c);
	//end loop
	}

	setUpMidi();

	theFrame.setBounds(50,50,300,300);
	theFrame.pack();
	theFrame.setVisible(true);
//close method
}



public void setUpMidi()	{
try	{
		sequencer= MidiSystem.getSequencer();
		sequencer.open();
		sequence = new Sequence(Sequence.PPQ,4);
		track = sequence.createTrack();
		sequencer.setTempoInBPM(120);
	}
catch(Exception e)
	{
		e.printStackTrace();
	}
//close method
}



public void buildTrackAndStart()	{
	int[] trackList = null;

	sequence.deleteTrack(track);
	track = sequence.createTrack();
	
	for (int i=0; i<16; i++)	{
		trackList = new int[16];

		int key = instruments[i];

		for (int j=0; j<16; j++)	{
			JCheckBox jc = (JCheckBox) checkboxList.get(j+(16*i));
			if (jc.isSelected())	{
				trackList[j]=key;
				}
			else	{
				trackList[j]=0;
				}
			} //close inner loop
		
		makeTracks(trackList);
		track.add(makeEvent(176,1,127,0,16));
		} //close outer loop

	track.add(makeEvent(192,9,1,0,15));
	try	{
		sequencer.setSequence(sequence);
		sequencer.setLoopCount(sequencer.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
		sequencer.start();
		sequencer.setTempoInBPM(120);
		}
	catch(Exception e)
		{
		e.printStackTrace();
		}
}//close buildTrackListAndStart method



public class MyStartListener implements ActionListener	{
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)	{
			buildTrackAndStart();
		}
	}//close inner class

	

public class MyStopListener implements ActionListener	{
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)	{
			sequencer.stop();
		}
	}//close inner class



public class MyUpTempoListener implements ActionListener	{
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)	{
			float tempoFactor = sequencer.getTempoFactor();
			sequencer.setTempoFactor((float)(tempoFactor*1.03));
		}
	}//close inner class



public class MyDownTempoListener implements ActionListener	{
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)	{
			float tempoFactor = sequencer.getTempoFactor();
			sequencer.setTempoFactor((float)(tempoFactor*.97));
		}
	}//close inner class



public void makeTracks(int[] list)	{

		for (int i=0; i<16; i++)	{
			int key=list[i];

			if (key!=0)	{
				track.add(makeEvent(144,9,key,100,i));
				track.add(makeEvent(128,9,key,100,i+1));
			}
		}
	}

public MidiEvent makeEvent(int comd, int chan, int one, int two, int tick)	{
	MidiEvent event = null;
	try	{
		ShortMessage a = new ShortMessage();
		a.setMessage(comd, chan, one, two);
		event = new MidiEvent(a, tick);
		}
	catch(Exception e)
		{
		e.printStackTrace();
		}
	return event;
	}
}

I have compiled the application with no errors. I have made a jar with manifest file containing the following:

Main-Class: BeatBox

My code file is: E:\BeatBox\BeatBox.java and the class files are also in the same folder.

When I try to execute the jar file, I get an error: Could not find the main class: BeatBox.

Please guide me as to how I can get my app running.

Thanks!

classpath?

Didn't get you there! :icon_question:

did you also include .classpath file in your folder?

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