I have the following code in my servlet, where 'out' is the HttpServletResponse object.
Runtime t = Runtime.getRuntime(); try { Process proc = t.exec( "c:\\TaskInfo.exe" ); out.write(" invoked " ); } catch ( java.io.IOException ioe ) { out.write( ioe.toString() ); } What I'm getting is "invoked" in the browser window, but nothing visibly happens on my local machine( ie. server). I was hoping TaskInfo would start up. What I really want to do is open a file in notepad to tell me a visitor has just arrived. Am I barking up the wrong tree altogether. Should I generate an event and listen for it in another app running as a listener in the background, or is there just no way of invoking a process on localhost from a servlet. Thanks. If this is the wrong place to be asking these questions, please let me know. -- cf -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>