run unix commands inside Java Servlet

I want to run some unix commands inside java
code.
open up an ftp session
and then pass username
and password
and change it to a particular directory.
put files in there
and quit the ftp session
Does any of you know how to do this ftp

Can we do this using Runtime class
process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
command can be unix commands like
ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.com,
username,
password,
cd to directory
put file
quit

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ftp");
Process p1 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("open servername.xxx.xxx.com");
Process p2 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("USERNAME");
Process p3 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("PASSWORD");
Process p4 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cd ../../oraexp/ORACLE/xxxx/export/XML/");
Process p5 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("put 23005.xml");
Process p6 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("quit");
Process p7 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("quit");
I tried to Run these, but i am getting errors
I am on a windows 2000 box, and i am trying to
ftp to a oracle unix server.

Can you run the ftp from a Win2K command line?
Make sure that works first.
Then be a little more specific on 'errors' please.
Regards, Guy

I try the exec() but i get error = num
where can I get the description of the error with the num?

Originally posted by Bhasker Reddy:
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ftp");
Process p1 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("open servername.xxx.xxx.com");
Process p2 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("USERNAME");
Process p3 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("PASSWORD");
Process p4 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cd ../../oraexp/ORACLE/xxxx/export/XML/");
Process p5 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("put 23005.xml");
Process p6 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("quit");
Process p7 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("quit");
I tried to Run these, but i am getting errors
I am on a windows 2000 box, and i am trying to
ftp to a oracle unix server.

yes, you can ftp from Windows command line.

What is 'num'? And by exact error, if there is a stack trace, please provide it.

such as
what is the means of error=2 and where can I get all description of the error code?
java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: guest error=2
at java.lang.Win32Process.create(Native Method)
at java.lang.Win32Process.<init>(Win32Process.java:64)
at java.lang.Runtime.execInternal(Native Method)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:272)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:195)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:152)
at testThread.Untitled1.main(Untitled1.java:89)

Originally posted by Mike Curwen:
yes, you can ftp from Windows command line.

What is 'num'? And by exact error, if there is a stack trace, please provide it.

The way in which you are using exec won't work. Exec only works on full commands (e.g. invoking programs) and what you're actually trying to do (once you invoke FTP) is send input on STDIN to the process. That's not as easy as it sounds.
Instead, why not try a google search and look to see if anyone has written Java FTP classes? I did that and found the following:
http://www.geocities.com/beapetrovicova/
http://www.enterprisedt.com/downloads/ftp.html
(Pointed to, by the way from the wonderful http://www.gnu.org/software/java/java-software.html)
http://www.cs.albany.edu/~casper/java/
http://www.ibiblio.org/javafaq/books/secrets/secretsexamples/

ANY of these should meet your needs.
Kyle

Originally posted by Bhasker Reddy:
Can we do this using Runtime class
process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
command can be unix commands like
ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.com,
username,
password,
cd to directory
put file
quit

you should be doing something like this.
InputStream ip = p.getInputStream();
and write the ftp commands to the stream

Do you mean to say that i need to write ftp commands in input stream and put the input stream
in the Runtime.exec(inputstream).
can you be more specific