Can I hide the CMD Window? 1

[ModelTrains]

I have an app that uses the following code to ping a remote server:

Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = r.exec( "ping "+ip);

This is running in MS Windows 2000, but causes an ugly, black command window to appear over the application window. Is there a way to force it into the background, run as "minimized" or not appear at all?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[ulatif]

If you make a shortcut-icon of ur app - right click on the icon and go to properties and against the run option select MINIMIZE, this will minimise the cmd window but WILL show any java window if u have.

 

[ModelTrains]

Thank you, ulatif. That fixed the opening window, but my app is a utility that let's the user select a database server from a drop-down box, then press the "Test Connection" button. That button executes the code to "ping" the database server. The Runtime process creates another DOS window that I do not know how to reduce. More assistance is needed!

 

[supermole]

a way to reduce the cmd window that runs the java application is to run it from a batch file:

ie:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;myLib\someLibrary.jar
start javaw com.mypackage.MyMainClass

With that you still see briefly the DOS window appear when it starts the JRE but then it should vanish.