Jackson Clift
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Post by Jackson Clift on Aug 13, 2022 4:06:37 GMT
Hello, I recently obtained an old Minecraft .jar file from July 11th, 2009. And I'm trying to check if it's the already found 0.0.23a_01 or the lost 0.0.23a. Here is what I'm talking about when it comes to text: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZii8fhV1g&t Go to 11:18, in the screenshot of the discord chat you can see that she somehow converted the .jar into the text to check what version it is. How do I do that? Thanks! |
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BrƎИsꓘi
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Aug 13, 2022 5:48:59 GMT
it's a complicated process. if you google "convert .jar to .txt" you'll get some solutions from 2017.
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Golden Salmon
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Post by Golden Salmon on Aug 13, 2022 7:17:32 GMT
Off the top of my head...
Aren't .jar files zip-like? As in, you can use any decompressor of your choice to open them and observe their content as plain text.
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JackG
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Post by JackG on Aug 13, 2022 7:41:23 GMT
Hello, I recently obtained an old Minecraft .jar file from July 11th, 2009. And I'm trying to check if it's the already found 0.0.23a_01 or the lost 0.0.23a. Here is what I'm talking about when it comes to text: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZii8fhV1g&t Go to 11:18, in the screenshot of the discord chat you can see that she somehow converted the .jar into the text to check what version it is. How do I do that? Thanks! Use JByteMod to decompile the jar and use the search function to find the version string. (I'm a Java programmer) |
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BrƎИsꓘi
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They called it paradise, I don't know why...You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye.
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Aug 13, 2022 9:00:06 GMT
Off the top of my head... Aren't .jar files zip-like? As in, you can use any decompressor of your choice to open them and observe their content as plain text. my understanding is that as they're executables a decompiler is required to view the contents. |
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Golden Salmon
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Post by Golden Salmon on Aug 13, 2022 9:16:07 GMT
www.theserverside.com/blog/Coffee-Talk-Java-News-Stories-and-Opinions/How-to-open-a-JAR-fileNot looking to contradict anybody or claiming I know about the actual tech behind as I don't deal with Java directly at work, but isn't this essentially true? These files run Java-based software when double-clicked, so to speak, as long as you have a properly configured Java runtime environment. They're not compiled in the same sense as traditional .exe files, which may or may not run directly using OS resources and other dependencies such as DLLs, APIs and whatnot. Feel free to correct my assumptions, as I am barely versed in traditional programming. I'm a sysadmin / PowerShell scripter, although always eager to learn.
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Jackson Clift
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Post by Jackson Clift on Aug 13, 2022 14:41:56 GMT
Hello, I recently obtained an old Minecraft .jar file from July 11th, 2009. And I'm trying to check if it's the already found 0.0.23a_01 or the lost 0.0.23a. Here is what I'm talking about when it comes to text: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZii8fhV1g&t Go to 11:18, in the screenshot of the discord chat you can see that she somehow converted the .jar into the text to check what version it is. How do I do that? Thanks! Use JByteMod to decompile the jar and use the search function to find the version string. (I'm a Java programmer) Where do I find a good download link since there's tons |
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Jackson Clift
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Post by Jackson Clift on Aug 13, 2022 15:18:53 GMT
Hello, I recently obtained an old Minecraft .jar file from July 11th, 2009. And I'm trying to check if it's the already found 0.0.23a_01 or the lost 0.0.23a. Here is what I'm talking about when it comes to text: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZii8fhV1g&t Go to 11:18, in the screenshot of the discord chat you can see that she somehow converted the .jar into the text to check what version it is. How do I do that? Thanks! Use JByteMod to decompile the jar and use the search function to find the version string. (I'm a Java programmer) I found this one but how do I replicate what I showed you guys? |
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JackG
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Post by JackG on Aug 14, 2022 12:11:27 GMT
Use JByteMod to decompile the jar and use the search function to find the version string. (I'm a Java programmer) I found this one but how do I replicate what I showed you guys? You could send us the .jar if you can't do it yourself |
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Jackson Clift
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Post by Jackson Clift on Aug 14, 2022 15:20:53 GMT
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JackG
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Post by JackG on Aug 14, 2022 16:19:21 GMT
 It's 0.0.23a_01 |
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