How to run .exe in a remote machine,from my java code

**drd1988on** · 11-25-2013, 10:23 AM

Both machine are windows, I wants to run an .exe which lies in another machine through my java program

**gimbal2** · 11-25-2013, 10:27 AM

Run how. Is it a graphical tool which you want to start up remotely FROM another machine? Should the application stay running when you start it remotely? Is it a command line utility which you want to run and get the output from?

Note that this is a highly operating system specific thing to do and Java does not do operating system specific things. Likely this is going to be a lot more work than calling some method on some class.

**Norm** · 11-25-2013, 01:14 PM

One way: Write a server program that can execute the exe program. Connect to that server and send it a message telling it to execute the exe file.

**drd1988on** · 11-26-2013, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by gimbal2

Run how. Is it a graphical tool which you want to start up remotely FROM another machine? Should the application stay running when you start it remotely? Is it a command line utility which you want to run and get the output from?

Note that this is a highly operating system specific thing to do and Java does not do operating system specific things. Likely this is going to be a lot more work than calling some method on some class.

Hi ,
In our case it is a command line utility.Could you please tell how will we do it?

Rgds
DRD

**gimbal2** · 11-26-2013, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by drd1988on

Hi ,
In our case it is a command line utility.Could you please tell how will we do it?

Rgds
DRD

Is Norm's post invisible? His solution is very good if you want to do it "in Java". Me: I'd try to find an existing tool outside of Java to do it. Remote Desktop comes to mind.

**Dicksha** · 02-11-2014, 07:38 AM

Hi,
Can anyone refer me something to read for calling c exec from java code.

**gimbal2** · 02-11-2014, 09:05 AM

Google can.

**kneitzel** · 02-13-2014, 01:43 PM

The information you gave so far is far from complete.

In case you
- do not want to install anything on the target systems
- you have administrative rights on the target systems
you could start a tool like psexec locally to execute stuff on the target systems.

But please be aware that this is not a Java solution but a windows solution.

With kind regards,

Konrad