Opening the Application

[jasmu]

Hai,

How to open application(For eg. any file) using java code?

Thanks in advance....

[masijade]

I can only assume you want the DeskTop class. Check out the API docs for that class.

[jasmu]

Hi,

Thanks for ur reply.

Actually my requirement to open a pdf file using java program. I installed netbeans in my Mac Machine.

Without using this type of batch file ,can i open that file in any other way?

[masijade]

What "type of batch file"? What are you talking about?

If you want to display a files contents solely using Java, and no other applications (which runs counter to what you asked in the first post), then you need to program your app in such a way that it recognises the file type and then uses the proper libraries to display it. And, no, there is "super function" that does all this for you.

For PDF Google for the iText library.

If you want to be able to have Java use some other application to display whatever file it wishes to display, then, as I have already said, see the API docs for the DeskTop class.

[jasmu]

Thanks for your reply,

For example,
in java program, i giving the path and file name to open the file.

i need a help,

File file1 = new File ("\\\\172.16.3.203\\transfer\\Mubeena\\DocStation.pdf");
        if (file1.exists ())
        {
//            file1.canExecute();
             // here i want to write the code, to open that file.
         }

[masijade]

Like I said, Google for iText if you want to display it yourself, and see the API docs for DeskTop if you want to use an external tool to display it.

At least try it.

[jasmu]

Thanks for your reply,

Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();

I Made the job done, using the above code