Why don't you rap a shell or a perl script around it. some thing like..
test.pl
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#!????/perl #path to perl..
print 'java test &';
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try it out. It might work.
Nabil A. Malik
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Purav wrote:
> This question is to all the Java Gurus.
>
> How do i run a java class as a background process.
> I mean when i type "java test", the control should return to the dos or
> Linux prompt with the program running in background
> I know In linux , i can acheive this by putting an & at the end.
>
> But how do you acheive this throught code
>
> I have tried various things like calling a thread from the Main class and
> then write system.exit. but it doesnot work
>
> Any body knows how this can be acheived
>
>
> Purav
>
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