Apache Ant also has similar classes (Im pretty sure they both have some common ancestry).
James On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Filip Korling<[email protected]> wrote: > > Have a look at the Apache Commons Exec, http://commons.apache.org/exec/ > for a library that handles external processes. > > > > 2009/6/19 Alexey Zinger <[email protected]>: >> The process object you get shouldn't cost the JVM much in terms of >> resources. Remember that you have to read the process' output fully for it >> to execute correctly! I've been bit by that before. Still, what you could >> do is make the process you run be a shell/batch script that spawns off the >> real thing. You'll have to have make your Java code be somewhat aware of >> the OS it's running under, but if you're interfacing with a native >> executable, you probably already are. >> >> Alexey >> 2001 Honda CBR600F4i (CCS) >> 1992 Kawasaki EX500 >> http://azinger.blogspot.com >> http://bsheet.sourceforge.net >> http://wcollage.sourceforge.net >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Ido Ginodi <[email protected]> >> To: The Java Posse <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:50:25 AM >> Subject: [The Java Posse] Running external executable from within java code >> >> >> Hi, >> I am trying to run an executable from within java. I have tried the >> regular technique of creating a Process object, and the problem is >> that the external I am trying to rum is heavy in terms of memory, so >> it is never loaded properly. >> >> do you know a way to run an external exe, in a way that it will be >> independent of the invoking process? >> >> Cheers, >> Ido >> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
