help calling 1 .java from another.

It's late and I am tired...

I cannot get this right, please help. I am using Eclipse 3.5.0 and JRE 6
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\client\jvm.dll
Classpath is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<classpath>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="C:/Documents and Settings/Phil/workspace/google/src"/>
<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/eclipse/testng-5.10-jdk14.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/eclipse/testng-5.10-jdk15.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-test-sources.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-sources.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="lib" path="C:/Selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-remote-control-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-1.0.1/selenium-java-client-driver-tests.jar"/>
<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
</classpath>


all my .java is in C:/Documents and Settings/Phil/workspace/google/src

this is my first program....

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Button;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Label;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.TextField;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.io.IOException;


public class UserForm extends Applet {
String strrecordnolow;
String strrecordnohigh;
TextField txtrecordnolow = new TextField();
TextField txtrecordnohigh = new TextField();
Label lblrecordnolow = new Label();
Label lblrecordnohigh = new Label();
Button btnOK = new Button();
Button btnCancel = new Button();

//Construct the applet

public UserForm()
{

}

//Initialize the applet

public void init() {
try {
jbInit();
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

private void jbInit() throws Exception {
lblrecordnolow.setBounds(new Rectangle(21,13,118,25));
lblrecordnohigh.setBounds(new Rectangle(21,38,118,25));
lblrecordnolow.setText ("From:");
lblrecordnohigh.setText ("To:");
btnOK.setBounds(new Rectangle(81, 219, 100, 40));
btnOK.setLabel("OK");
btnOK.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
btnOK_actionPerformed(e);
}
});
btnCancel.setBounds(new Rectangle(224, 217, 100, 41));
btnCancel.setLabel("Cancel");

btnCancel.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
btnCancel_actionPerformed(e);
}
});

this.setLayout(null);
this.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
this.setSize(new Dimension(400, 275));
txtrecordnolow.setBounds(new Rectangle(154, 12, 219, 23));
txtrecordnohigh.setBounds(new Rectangle(154, 35, 219, 23));
this.add(txtrecordnolow, null);
this.add(txtrecordnohigh, null);
this.add(lblrecordnolow, null);
this.add(lblrecordnohigh, null);
this.add(btnOK, null);
this.add(btnCancel, null);

}

void btnOK_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
strrecordnolow = txtrecordnolow.getText();
strrecordnohigh = txtrecordnohigh.getText();
System.out.println(strrecordnolow);
System.out.println(strrecordnohigh);
try {
Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "ReadData.java" );

} catch (IOException e1) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e1.printStackTrace();
}

}

void btnCancel_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
txtrecordnolow.setText ("");
txtrecordnohigh.setText ("");
}


}
And this is my second...

import java.sql.*;

public class ReadData<New> {



static Connection con;
static Statement stmt;
static ResultSet dataread;
static int testref;
static int recordnohigh;
static int recordnolow;
static int recordnocurrent;

public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException {

UserForm UserForm = new UserForm();
String newvariable = UserForm.strrecordnolow;
System.out.println (newvariable);

//step 1: load driver
loadDriver();

//step 3: establish connection
makeConnection();

//retrieve data
retrieveData();

//close all resources
closeAll();
}

// load a driver
static void loadDriver() {
try {
//step 2: Define connection URL
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

} catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e) {
System.err.print("ClassNotFoundException: ");
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}

// make a connection step 3: establish connection
static void makeConnection() {
//for how to set up data source name see below.
String dsn = "PhilsDataSource";
String url = "jdbc:odbc:" + dsn;
try {
con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "", "");
}catch(SQLException ex) {
System.err.println("database connection: " + ex.getMessage());
}
}

private static void println(String string) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

//retrieve data from table Users
static void retrieveData() {
try {//try begins
recordnolow = 1;
recordnohigh =5;
recordnocurrent = recordnolow;
//Read starts at lowest figure in range and increments up to highest in range
//All data read between these points
do {
String getdata="SELECT * FROM Users " + "WHERE TestRef = " + recordnocurrent;
//process the results.
stmt = con.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSIT IVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
dataread = stmt.executeQuery(getdata);
// System.out.println (getdata);uncomment this line for Select statement info
dataread.next();
//Reads all fields in dbase - specifiy further ones here
testref = dataread.getInt("TestRef");
String Firstname = dataread.getString("Firstname");
String Surname = dataread.getString("Surname");
System.out.println(testref + ". " + Firstname + " " + Surname);
recordnolow++;
recordnocurrent = recordnolow;
}while (recordnolow <= recordnohigh);

}//try ends
catch(SQLException ex)
{//catch begins
System.err.println("RetrieveData: " + ex.getMessage());
}//catch ends

}//static void retrieve data ends here




//close statement and connection
//step 7: close connection, etc.
static void closeAll() {
try {
stmt.close();
con.close();
} catch(SQLException ex) {
System.err.println("closeAll: " + ex.getMessage());
}
}
}

All I need to be able to do is call the ReadData.java from UserForm.java and pass the two variables recordnolow and recordnohigh through to ReadData.java, I then want to use these two variables to form the basis of my SQL selection in ReadData.java. I have managed to make the two scripts work independantly of each other but I cannot get them talking. When I run them through Eclipse to execute, my UserForm works right up until :

try {
Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "ReadData.java" );

} catch (IOException e1) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e1.printStackTrace();
} [/COLOR]

Where it crashes with the error

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "ReadData.java": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at UserForm.btnOK_actionPerformed(UserForm.java:81)
at UserForm$1.actionPerformed(UserForm.java:49)
at java.awt.Button.processActionEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Button.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter s(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source)
... 17 more


AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I have two issues,
1) The crash mentioned above - why can the system not find the file ReadData.java?
2) How to move the two variables across from UserForm to ReadData, I am guessing - am I on the right lines with
UserForm UserForm = new UserForm();
String newvariable = UserForm.strrecordnolow;
System.out.println (newvariable);

thanks for the help folks. Sorry for the long post.

First of all, please use the dark color when you post something again here in the forum. The color you've used is really hard to look at. And also please use code tags when posting code snippets here in the forum. Formatted codes are easy to read.

Code:

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Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "ReadData.java" );

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You cannot do this, how can you run a *.java file this way. Just think about in simple way. *.java file contain the source code. Can you run it, no. Why? Because the computer cannot understand those text and all in the file. What you have to do? Compile the source file and create the *.class file. It's understandable by the computer. Anyway, you cannot run a *.class file as well in this way. Did you read the Java doc about the Runtime class?

And also, read bit more about objects in Java and member access. It'll help you find the answer in second topic you mention. Actually there are no two things.