how to execute dos commands using RunTime.getRuntime.exec()

[twity Panu]

String[] cmd = new String[4];
cmd[0]= "cmd.exe";
cmd[1] = "/C";
cmd[2] = "D:";
cmd[3] = "dir";
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
String s = "";
while (( s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(s);
}

Actully my default when i type cmd in command center it id pointing to c:\\DocumentsAndSetting\\paul
but i want change it to d:\\
in command prompt if i type d:
it changes,
but not able to do it using getRuntime().exec()

pls provide some help

[Nicole Lacoste]

Hi,

I am not sure that I understand your question... are you asking how to change the directory the process is running in? If so try using a ProcessBuilder and the "ProcessBuilder directory(File directory)" method.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.htm

Niki

[Ajay Singh]

use ,
java.io.File)]this version of exec

[Jesper de Jong]

If the only thing you want to do is get a list of files and directories in a specific directory, then you don't need to do this by executing cmd.exe.

Class java.io.File has methods to get a list of files and directories in a directory.

See this for an example: Listing the Files or Subdirectories in a Directory

[Ulf Dittmer]

You might also profitably read this article about the various things to be aware of when using Runtime.exec.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

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