MercifulGoliath

I'm not sure why no one else seems to be having this MASSIVE problem besides me. But when I go to download any of the base server files, I get the two launch files, and the server file itself is a zip file with what looks like minecraft.jar inside it instead of an executable file. Am I being an idiot or is there something very wrong going on cause I can't even get started without the program that runs my server... EDIT: Also, i'm not sure if the launch.bat is working at all. I have to spam the shit out of the thing for it to even start, and then it just stops. And the window disappears so quickly I can't even see the error. EDIT: I realized I was just running the server file incorrectly, which was kinda stupid of me to be honest, but now when I try running it, nothing happens. It begins to load for a few seconds then poof, it just stops.