runtime.exec in linux

[lavnish lalchandani]

hi
i have a java code , running on linux ,
Runtime.exec("java -classpath /usr/home/App1/ViewController/classes;/usr/home/lib/abc.jar model.demo.Arguments user1 user2 user3");

ON running the above i get error
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException user1

Arguments.class is in folder /usr/home/App1/ViewController/classes/model/demo
Arguments.java has package model.demo

??? Am i giving something wrong ??

[Ben Souther]

Yep,
If you want to pass multiple arguments to a command look at the exec(String[]) method.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Runtime.html#exec(java.lang.String[])

[Ben Souther]

Also, if you're running Java 1.5 or higher, you might want to take a look at the newer ProcessBuilder class:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.html