Run the command ipconfig through an applet

[Mario Cageggi]

Hi!

I am trying to execute the "ipconfig /all" command through an applet; I try to execute exactly these lines:

private final static String windowsRunIpConfigCommand() throws IOException {
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ipconfig /all");
InputStream stdoutStream = new BufferedInputStream(p.getInputStream());

StringBuffer buffer= new StringBuffer();
for (;;) {
int c = stdoutStream.read();
if (c == -1) break;
buffer.append((char)c);
}
String outputText = buffer.toString();

stdoutStream.close();

return outputText;
}

but it not working...

Is it something wrong?
May it be that I cannot run a command like "ipconfig /all" in an applet due to security restriction?

Thanks!

[Ulf Dittmer]

Indeed, applets can't use Runtime.exec within the sandbox. There are most likely exceptions to this effect in the Java Console. See HowCanAnAppletReadFilesOnTheLocalFileSystem how to work around this.