[SOLVED] opening/running a program from java

[xcallmejudasx]

Does Java have an API or command to say open up a text document in notepad without having to code a shell and frame and get the Notepad framework attached to it? Similar action would be just typing Eclipse from the command prompt to run the eclipse program(assuming I'm in the directory).

My program creates a build file(a text file at this point) with some information in it and instead of having to navigate to the directory and open it(I'm lazy), I want to attach a listener, that will open notepad and load said file, to a button. Is this possible and where do I look if it is.

[xcallmejudasx]

So I managed to get it to open notepad but I can't get it to load my text document into notepad.

Runtime load = Runtime.getRuntime();
try {
	load.exec("C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\notepad.exe");
} catch (IOException e) {
	e.printStackTrace();
}

is the basic code to get notepad open. I tried doing

load.exec("C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\notepad.exe", envp/*replace with null*/, build.getBuildFile().getAbsolutePath());

because I can't figure out what String[] envp is supposed to be/do. Any explanation of what envp is supposed to be aside from

array of strings, each element of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or null if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.

?

By the way, the error I get when running (notepad, null, myFile) is Cannot run program "C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe" (in directory "C:\Documents and Settings\carsonrs\Desktop\TestFiles\Natoil-Dev.txt"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid.
I'm thinking it's trying to run notepad using my text file instead of running my textfile using notepad, so I swapped the arguments and was given the option to swap the arguments back or change the constructor to exec(String)

I mean, honestly, is it too much to specify what program to use for what file and have it do it. Come on Java work with me.

[xcallmejudasx]

Turns out the string array was the saving point once I tweaked things a bit.
New working code

Runtime load = Runtime.getRuntime();
					String[] cmd = {"notepad", build.getBuildFile().getAbsolutePath()};
					try {
						load.exec(cmd);
					} catch (IOException e) {
						e.printStackTrace();
					}

[masijade]

For Java 6, read the API docs for DeskTop (and it's open method).