On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Yuet Sim Lee wrote:

> I am trying to make my Java code
> to exec another Unix program.
> The command in Unix/Linux platform
> is:
> 
>      "ppmtogif inputfile.ppm > outputfile.gif"
> 
> The command will create a new output file
> storing a gif formatted image.
> However, I tryed the following in my
> Java code:

You need to exec a shell and have it run your
program. Try something like

String cmd = "/bin/sh -c \"ppmtogif inputfile > outputfile\"";
...

I hope that helps
Mo DeJong
dejong at cs.umn.edu

 
>    String command = "ppmtogif inputfile > outputfile";
>    try {
>        Process GUIP = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
>    }  // End for try
> 
> 
> It does not do work.
> 
> 
> --Sim
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Yuet Sim Lee
> 


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