I need to launch a .bat file, "update.bat" from within a
java application, let's call it calculator.java. I have been able to do this via ProcessBuilder. The thing is, I need to launch this "update.bat" then exit calculator.java without waiting for a return.
Through
testing, it seems as though calculator.java doesn't fully exit until the "update.bat" is complete and returns. Here's the catch: "update.bat" launches a second java app that downloads and updates jars within the classpath of the original java app (calculator.java). It seems as though i'm running into some sort of deadlock issue.
I know that webstart would probably be a better solution, but in my current situation , webstart is not a option.
So here is the crux of my post: Can I launch an application (.bat, .exe) from within java and then have java exit without waiting for the spawned application to exit?
thanks in advance,
cotfessi
