The following URLs should help you in understanding how to do this:
http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000605.html http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/000063.html http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum34/HTML/000067.html The 'search' link is found below and to the right of the 'Post New Topic' button in each and every forum - it's a handy thing to try, and is how I came up with these links.
Personally I would avoid using java programs to call other (non-java) programs. Call me strange but it seems to me like a bit of a kludge. There should be a more elegant way to do whatever you are trying to do. What exactly do you need to call from your java program?
