Running Batch Files

[Amit Lonkar]

Hi All!!!
Can anyone tell me how to run ".bat" files from Java. Currently I am using Runtime.exec("c:\\TestBat.bat");
But this does not work.
Amit

[Arun Boraiah]

Can you tell what was the error displayed.
try this
1. Check the presence of file name
2. File name case
-arun

[Matt Siegel]

Hi Amit,
You are going to want to use the Runtime.exec(String[] cmdarray) method. Here's some code:

String[] cmds = {"cmd", "/c", "c:\\TestBat.bat");
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmds);

But remember you won't see any output from the batch file on the command line when it is run. You will need to grab the streams from the Process object.
HTH,
Matt

[Amit Lonkar]

Hi
I tried Running the batch file as :=
String[] cmds = {"cmd", "/c", "c:\\TestBat.bat"};
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmds);
The program runs. But does not show the command prompt.
Thanks
Amit

[Amit Lonkar]

Sorry I did not see the last line. Trying it out...
Thanks
Amit