can java communicate with windows api?

[gsrikumar gopal]

I have to create a program such that my program should communicate with the windows os and find the number of application thats running currently in windows an what are they?
can i be able to do it?
pls provide me help its urgent..

[netharam ram]

Ya sure java can communicate with windows API using JNI.
for more details visit sun's tutorial on JNI.

[gsrikumar gopal]

Originally posted by netharam ram:
Ya sure java can communicate with windows API using JNI.
for more details visit sun's tutorial on JNI.

thanks ram i will try and get to u back -bye

[Anonymous]

I am trying to do the same thing. There are a variety of different ways to do this:
1) JNI -> A bit harder
2) Microsoft's JVM -> you can directly use win dlls without creating jni rapper dlls but you run into compatibility issues.
3) create c,c++ or vb program to get the list and then pipe that list into java program (not quite sure how to do this but certainly possible)
let me know how successful you have been so far?
And how r u distinguishing between running processes and applications?
khurram.