Run application (non java) out of Java Based menu

[josel]

Howdy!

I am very interested in learning Java. I bought Jbuilder to help alone and have managed to build a small menu application This is a big leap for me!

I write, support and maintain database application in UNIX and WINDOWS. A sample command for this application will read: rclerk afile -s1 -lx -h "Title"

QUESTION:
How can I have above command execute from within my java menu?

Thank you all in advance!


Jose Lerebours




KNOWLEDGE: Something you can give away endlessly and gain more of it in the process! - Jose Lerebours

 

[hologram]

You can use "jva.lang.Runtime".
The following code will launch notepad on a Windows system.

package com.ecc.swing2;

public class WinCmdExample {

  public WinCmdExample() {
  }

  private void doIt() {
    Runtime run = Runtime.getRuntime();
    String[] args = { "COMMAND.COM", "/C", "notepad" };
    try {
      run.exec(args);
    } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    WinCmdExample example = new WinCmdExample();
    example.doIt();
  }
}

 

[josel]

hologram,

Oh man, how I wish I *clearly* understood the code, as simple as it might be.

I will give this a try - I guess all I have to do is cut and paste within action for my menu option

thanks so very much!


Jose Lerebours

KNOWLEDGE: Something you can give away endlessly and gain more of it in the process! - Jose Lerebours