Help Java substitute for QB's "Shell" statement.

[relsoft]

I'm helping a friend of mine with his thesis (An OS algo simulation) and since we're out of time (Due on March) I'm making the demos in FreeBasic that could be called from Java using a "shell" subtitute.

Shell runs an EXE file and returns the control to the caller after the shelled program terminates.


Is there a way to shell in Java?

Thanks!!!

[Jim]

If you can call Windows API, then ShellExecute() will do it.

Also, java.lang.System.exec()
http://dmi.ensica.fr/doc/java/j2sdk-1_4_2-doc/docs/api/java/lang/Runtime.html
Looks like
getRuntime().exec("c:/testprogram.exe");
might work.

Jim

[relsoft]

Muchos Thank you' s!!!!