I constantly have to access the command prompt to execute a particular command. The command is always the same except for one parameter, which is in the middle of the command. I started writing a batch file that would prompt me for the one parameter and execute the command.
However, I thought it would be pretty easy to write a
Java program that would prompt for the the parameter and execute the command in the Windows command prompt. I thought that maybe the Java program would have to call the batch file, but I don't think this would be preferable. For one, I'm not sure if the Java program can accept an input and then pass said input to a batch file.
Would this be a good idea for a quick Java program or would it be a better idea to write a program like this in a different language? I'm taking a Java class now, but I have no idea how to execute commands in the Windows command prompt from Java.
Let me know what you think. Thanks!