How to convert applet into an executable jar file?

We try to use your given code but we encounter a problem. It doesn't works.Could you help me in detecting the problem?I need your answer immediately.Thanks!
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What is the problem?

Its simple, put the applet class in place of the class in the above snippet + if your using other api's just comma separate them in place of the jar mentioned above.

//Here is the error we encountered

java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: c
    at java.net.URL.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at java.net.URL.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin.util.GrayBoxPainter.setProgressFilter(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.setupGrayBoxPainter(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.access$500(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
exception: name.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: name
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.addJar(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2Manager.loadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
    at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: name

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1. when you run the code in eclipse does it work?
2. show me the tag your using

<object
    code="SortStarter.class"
    type="application/x-java-applet"
    archive="C:\Documents and Settings\MicroboxServer\Desktop\sorting algorithms\sorting algorithms.jar"
    height="300" width="450" 
>
</object>