IOException: CreateProcess: cmd.exe /c copy /B...

[lesneskp]

Advice grately appreciated:

I can't for the life of me figure out why this doesn't work. From the command line, this works:

copy /B test.txt \\Hq2oakps2\p4103hp5k

And consulting this thread:

http://jguru.com/forums/view.jsp?EID=476993

I wrote this code:

Process printJobProcess = null;
String printCommand = "cmd.exe /c copy /B " + tempPCLFile.getPath() + " \\\\Hq2oakps2\\p4103hp5k";
printJobProcess = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(printCommand);
printJobProcess.waitFor();

Which attempts to create this command:

cmd.exe /c copy /B C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\invoice-CAET20601B12946.pcl \\Hq2oakps2\p4103hp5k

But results in this error (I am -shamefully- having to work in Win98 at current; could that be an issue?):

java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: cmd.exe /c copy /B C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\invoice-CAET20601B12946.pcl \\Hq2oakps2\p4103hp5k error=0
at java.lang.Win32Process.create(Native Method)
at java.lang.Win32Process.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.execInternal(Native Method)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at com.apl.ppdi.appl.form.InvoicePrinter.printPCL(InvoicePrinter.java:214)

Advice grately appreciated

 

[HavaTheJut]

I believe Windows 98 is your enemy here.
Try 'command.com'

 

[HavaTheJut]

better yet...

    String osName = System.getProperty("os.name" );
    String[] cmd = new String[3];
    if( osName.equals( "Windows NT" ) )
    {
      cmd[0] = "cmd.exe" ;
    }
    else
    {
      cmd[0] = "command.com" ;
    }
    cmd[1] = "/C";
    cmd[2] = (com);
    Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
    System.out.println("Running command: "+com);
    Process proc = rt.exec(cmd);

 

[lesneskp]

Exactly. That was indeed the problem.
Thanks all!