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How to send Windows path (With spaces) as parameters to Runtime.exec with Java 1.5?

Hi,

In Java 1.4 when I needed to send to Runtime.exec a parameter with spaces (Path under 'Program Files') I would just wrap it with:

String quotes= "\"";

and put quotes before and after it.

In Java 1.5 it adds to the string \" and not just " as I wanted, so how do I add " at the beginning and at the end?

Thanks
Eyal

CEHJ

What is the path

CEHJ

You would generally use something like

path = "\"C:\\Program Files\\Something\\Something.exe\"";

Edy1988

ASKER

C:\Program Files\....

Edy1988

ASKER

This path also crash, you need to have:

""C:\\Program Files\\Something\\Something.exe" -version", no?

CEHJ

If there are parameters then it would be

path = "\"C:\\Program Files\\Something\\Something.exe -version\"";

CEHJ

You'd be better off doing it more like this though:

List<String> args = new ArrayList<String>(2);
args.add("C:\\Program Files\\Something\\Something.exe");
args.add("-version");
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(args);

Edy1988

ASKER

Tryed the path = "\"C:\\Program Files\\Something\\Something.exe -version\"";
It still cuts the path after the C:\Program

Any ideas?

dbrownell83

you probably need to \ the spaces too?

dbrownell83

also, try adding file:/

"file:/C:\\gen\\currency\\";

Edy1988

ASKER

Hi,

The problem was the parameters "cmd.exe /C" before the command, now it works.

Thanks

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