console parsing

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ender - 31 May 2007 21:13 GMT

How can I parse the output of another program running using
System.exec()?
alternativly how can i cummincate with the os with java as if i were
using a command prompt?

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Oliver Wong - 31 May 2007 22:03 GMT

> How can I parse the output of another program running using
> System.exec()?

There is no such method.

> alternativly how can i cummincate with the os with java as if i were
> using a command prompt?

See http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Process.html

- Oliver

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ender - 01 Jun 2007 20:38 GMT

> > How can I parse the output of another program running using
> > System.exec()?
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>
> - Oliver

sorry I got system.exit() confused with runtime.exec()

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ray - 01 Jun 2007 11:14 GMT

you need to read back the input- (and/or) error-stream
of your executed process. find a description of it here:

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ProcessBuilder.html

(take a look at the class-comment)

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