set environment variable in unix using java program

[java_kick]

Hi,

I opened eclipse from a shell in Solaris. Now i am able to read the system environment variables using System.getenv() method. But now, i would like to set an environment variable back to shell using java itself.

Could any body help in this regard.

Thanks in Advance...

Raju

[masijade]

You can't. It wouldn't do any good, anyway, as it would only affect the shell in which the JVM is running.

If it is that, you want to be able to execute a system command, and ensure that it has the proper environment, then check out the API docs for ProcessBuilder.

[java_kick]

If it effects the current shell where the JVM is running, it is fine for me.

Can you tell me how can i set that the env variable back to the shell where eclipse is launched?

Raju

[masijade]

If it effects the current shell where the JVM is running, it is fine for me.

Can you tell me how can i set that the env variable back to the shell where eclipse is launched?

Raju

That is not the shell in which the current JVM is running. When Eclipse launches a project/application, it starts a new JVM, which, of course, gets it's own shell. And like I said, you can't do it, and even if you could it would only affect the current running JVM.

You might try using Runtime.exec/ProcessBuilder but it probably won't work, and success rates are liable to vary from platform to platform.