how to wait n seconds for Runtime.getRuntime.exec() to execute

[russland]

Hi,

Some system commands would halt the execution if one has not enough privileges to do so. How, can I allow my runtime to try for - let's say - 10 seconds. But if nothing is return and the command is blocked, then continue.

What's a solid approach to this?

Thanks for any hints.

 

[Diancecht]

You can use Thread.sleep to wait, but I guess you will have to check the command output, depending on what you're executing.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[stefanwagner]

You should start the external program in a seperate thread, and then you may wait in the main thread for 10 s.

Maybe you can kill the separate thread, if it didn't finish from there; at least continue your work.

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