JavaFx with SQLite deployment using JPakcage: App Doesnt load upon installation

Question

So I'm trying to deploy a JavaFX (with SQLite) Desktop Application

I'm using open-JDK-16, java SDK-16, and SQLite.3.20.1 JDBC driver
I'm working on Intellij IDEA(2020.3.2 Community Edition) and when I run my code it works fine
If the database file does not exist, one will be created and a table inside it too will also be created and populated with some data see my project folder.
Upon deployment with JPackage an installer is created successfully and I can install it with no issues

But when I run the executable it does not do anything, but the console window displays the output below, on execution.

Thank you so much in advance, to anyone who will help me resolve this issue

here is an error I received from the window console

Exception in Application start method
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplicationWithArgs(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/sun.launcher.LauncherHelper$FXHelper.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start method
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication1(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication$2(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/sql/Driver
        at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
        at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.findClassOnClassPathOrNull(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClassOrNull(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
        at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
        at sample.Main.Connector(Main.java:27)
        at sample.Main.start(Main.java:17)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$9(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$12(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(Unknown Source)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
        at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(Unknown Source)
        ... 1 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: java.sql.Driver
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        ... 22 more
Exception running application sample.Main

How are you invoking jpacakge? Is anything printed if you run the program from the console? (on Windows you might need to add the `--win-console` option) — Jorn Vernee, Apr 05 '21 at 15:26
thank you for the quick feedback @JornVernee I tried adding the option and the console window appears with some errors and then disappears, I cant really capture the error — Fredy Nazary, Apr 05 '21 at 15:41
I've modified my question to display the error message I got from the console — Fredy Nazary, Apr 05 '21 at 16:32
I solved the issue, I was missing the java.sql module in my module list, once I added it every thing went well, thank you for the support — Fredy Nazary, Apr 05 '21 at 19:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '21 at 19:31

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To solve the problem just make sure you have included all the required modules, I was missing a java.sql module once I added that my problem was solved

answered Apr 05 '21 at 19:31

Fredy Nazary

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