Launch External Console app

[msanders]

Hello, i have a few C programs that i would like to be able to launch from java, i have tried using a ProcessBuilder and runtime.exec to launch it but it doesn't seem to display the Command prompt with the output. But it does start the process as its in the task manager.

so i am using:

  Process process = new ProcessBuilder(runPath).start();

Just wondering if i need an extra parameter or something, i have spent too long trying everything and google seems to be hiding the answer :(

It has to be done like this are the C apps would take some weeks porting to Java.

Any Help please :)

[JosAH]

As you have noticed, starting an executable file doesn't start another console for you; you have to do that yourself: your Java program starts another shell/console that starts your executable file.

kind regards,

Jos

[msanders]

ooh yeah, silly me!

i am now using:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe /c start")

i have spent the last few months coding in ANSI C and C# 2008 and i just don't get along too well in Java now.

Thanks