I'm using Runtime.getRuntime().exec in eclipse to run another java program from the current program. I've used the following code. InputStreamReader isr=new InputStreamReader(System.in); BufferedR...

I have a java program that fires off an executable using the Runtime.exec() method. I'm using the variant that takes in a set of command line params as one argument, and some environment variables ...

I'd like to get the output from a long running shell command as it is available instead of waiting for the command to complete. My code is run in a new thread Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().e...

Just wondering, if there is something better, newer, safer, faster, etc than Runtime.getRuntime().exec(). I want to run another process from my application on linux, and this is the only way i kno...

I have run into an issue where , when using Java Runtime to run another java program, the program freezes because the other program requires stdin . There is a problem with handling the stdin after...

I want to invoke a Windows command from Java. Using the following line works fine: ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("cmd.exe", "/C", "find \"searchstr\" C://Workspace//inputFile.txt"); B...

I have a java program that runs another (Python) program as a process. Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("program.py", envp); If the java program finish processing, the Python process is fi...

I have a program which is: import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class ExecBashCommand { public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException { if (args.length <= 0) { Syste...

Which one is better? By better I mean which one has better security, etc. (not ease of use).

I wish to create a process using java's runtime: for example. Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd"); Then, I want to somehow wait for the process until it is in 'ready for input' state, ...

So we have a java process that runs as a windows service. It needs to execute a command with Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command). The command it executes requires UAC. This is on windows server 2008...

I've been looking up ways to run external programs using Java's runtime. This works fine, for instance: String[] cmd = {"mkdir", "test"}; Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd); Creates a new directory ...

How can I start a second Java process platform independent? Ideally it should be the same Java version that currently running. Are there any helpful system properties?

I use Runtime exec() method to create a subprocess in Java. However, since the subprocess is an interactive program, I need to provide input to it as and when required by it. Also I need to show th...

I'm trying to create a frontend app in Java to handle batch SVG conversions using Inkscape's command line feature. I'm taking and updating the code from https://sourceforge.net/projects/conversions...

Can anyone make any suggestions about how best to use EasyMock to expect a call to Runtime.getRuntime().exec(xxx)? I could move the call into a method in another class that implements an interface...

I have the following snippet of code: Process proc = runtime.exec(command); errorGobbler = new ErrorStreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), logErrors, mdcMap); outputGobbler = new OutputStreamGobbler...

Runtime objRuntime = Runtime.getRuntime(); String strBackupString = "mysqldump -u " + userName + " -p" + password + " " + dbName; Process objProcess = objRuntime.exec(strBackupString); This is us...

I want to execute some sql scripts using Java's Runtime.exec method. I intend to invoke mysql.exe / mysql.sh and redirect the script file to this process. From the command prompt I can run the comm...

I Have a bit of a strange problem no java expert i know could solve .. i need to used imagemagick on my application to make the emails on my website converted to images so no pot can take the emai...

I can not read a file only when database name contains like (new database (myid) etc. I give a following example code: dumpCommand = "C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/bin/mysqldump -h"+host...

I'd like to invoke bash using a string as input. Something like: sh -l -c "./foo" I'd like to do this from Java. Unfortunately, when I try to invoke the command using getRuntime().exec, I get th...