executing DOS commands in java!!!

[bala chidambaram]

hello
I know 'c' upto some extend. In 'c' that we can include 'dos' commands using 'system()' command(eg. system("dir")). Is any command is there in java to do the same?
thank u.

[Sadanand Murthy]

Originally posted by bala chidambaram:
hello
I know 'c' upto some extend. In 'c' that we can include 'dos' commands using 'system()' command(eg. system("dir")). Is any command is there in java to do the same?
thank u.

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[Dirk Schreckmann]

Basic idea:

public class Foo
{
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
  {
    Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
    rt.exec("cmd /k start dir");
  }
}

More info:

When Runtime.exec() won't

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