Is it possible to run an exe inside a JFrame?

[alacn]

As the title says. I know how to load jar files into an applet but is it possible to load an exe file inside a container?

[Fubarable]

If you mean display a GUI application inside of a Swing container, then I think it's possible, but would require an existing third party library or some heroic JNI coding.

[Norm]

To run an .exe from a java program see the Process and Runtime classes.

I don't know what this part of the question means:

is it possible to load an exe file inside a container?

[Fubarable]

Since he's saying "inside a container" I'm assuming that he wants to display a GUI from within a Java container, but as he doesn't clarify this statement further, any interpretation is possible.

[Norm]

It takes a crystal ball to see what an OP is asking for. We try to give him all the interpretations we can think of and let him chose one.

[alacn]

sorry i thought i was clear, Fubarable was right in understanding me.

to use an example. Lets say i wanted to launch mspaint.exe from within my java code and then display mspaint.exe inside my applet.

[Fubarable]

And I stand by my first reply.

[Norm]

display mspaint.exe inside my applet.

I guess you mean that all the screen I/O GUI from the mspaint program is to be captured by the applet and channeled into the applet's area of the screen.
Interesting concept. Definitely a native code project.

[JosAH]

I guess you mean that all the screen I/O GUI from the mspaint program is to be captured by the applet and channeled into the applet's area of the screen.
Interesting concept. Definitely a native code project.

Just imagine all the power if you could run any program inside your own gui component; that would imply that your prgogram can run itself entirely within one of its own visual components ...

kind regards,

Jos ;-)

[Norm]

Like a bunch of mirrors into infinity?

[JosAH]

Like a bunch of mirrors into infinity?

Yep, any kind of recursion will do; what the OP asked for cannot be done.

kind regards,

Jos

[alacn]

the mirror thing is interesting. Im assuming this can be done with class loader and imported .jar files?

[DarrylBurke]

I think you missed this

what the OP asked for cannot be done.

db

[Norm]

Im assuming this can be done with class loader and imported .jar files

What do those have to do with an exe file?

[alacn]

What do those have to do with an exe file?

nothing, im just taking a deeper look at the miroring concept

[alacn]

I think you missed this


db

no i saw it, he was refering to exe's not jar files, and so the question is not related to that response.