Hi, This is one of those incredibly stupid questions, but here goes... I jar up a java bean with the following command line: jar cfm mypointlessbean.jar MyPointlessBean.mf mypointlessbean Everything gets packaged OK, but beanbox hates it. I don't blame it. When I extract the META-INF/MYPOINTLESSBEAN.MF it doesn't look right. it is only three lines and contains no signatures: Manifest-Version: 1.0 Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Name: mypointlessbean/MyPointlessBean.class Anyone into beans, I would appreciate any help! -KC P.S. Here's some more info on the problem... I have a directory structure as follows: / MyPointlessBean.mf /mypointlessbean/MyPoinlessBean.class MyPointless bean looks like: package mypoinless bean; public class MyPoinlessBean extends javax.swing.JPanel implements java.io.Serializable{ public someMethod() {} }; My manifest file looks like: Manifest-Version: 1.0 Name: mypointlessbean/MyPointlessBean.class Java-Bean: True _______________________________________________ Advanced-swing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eos.dk/mailman/listinfo/advanced-swing