It doesn't matter if it's part of the PATH because you are not running it
in a shell. If you did 'sh java' then that would be strange!
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Santosh Dawara wrote:
> Christopher Smith wrote:
> >
> > --On Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:55 PM +0530 Santosh Dawara
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > What if someone tried a
> > > Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java"); ?
> > > or Runtime.getRuntime().exec("javac");
> > >
> > > I get an IOException for the same.
> > > Wheras, native applications (like "ls" and "clear") work fine.
> > >
> > > Whats the differance between the two calls ?
> >
>
> Your right ... when I added the entire path for java, it worked ok,
> but then java is already part of the Global variable PATH for the
> shell I am using, this I am sure of.
>
> tricky ...
>
> > I'm just guessing, but perhaps "java" and "javac" aren't in your path?
> > Also, you aren't including sufficient arguments to the programs in
> > question, although I don't think that will cause an IOException.
> >
> > --Chris
>
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