process management

[niall murphy]

Hi all,

I'm running a script on UNIX from my java application using

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/bin/sh " + cmdfilename);
p.waitFor();

However it doesn't always run successfully so I want to be able to trace
an output /errors thrown from the process ... how should I go about that ?

On a separate note ... the script I'm running is to perform batch ftp operations. Does anyone know of any good java ftp resources/libraries or other ftp script resources ??

Thanks,
Niall.

[Dirk Schreckmann]

niall niall,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

We ain't got many rules 'round these parts, but we do got one. Please change your display name to comply with The JavaRanch Naming Policy.

Is your name really "niall niall"?

Thanks Pardner! Hope to see you 'round the Ranch!

[Stefan Wagner]

google for 'javaworld pitfall runtime' - there is an excellent and detailed article.

[niall murphy]

Hi,

that business with the 'niall niall' name was unintenional !
thanks for the link to the javaworld article

N.