How to convert environment variable map from getenv to string array for of name=value

If you don't need to change or add any of the environment variables, you can just pass null for that parameter and it'll work fine.

@CPColin: So, you say, I do not need the env in the second argument.

I tried this and it did not work:

final String[] perlCmd = { "someInternalCommand -u A", null, null };

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The command that I run on the command line is something like this:

someInternalCommand -u A

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This "someInternalCommand" is in our paths. Because the directory that it locates is in the environment variables.

However, I cannot run the same command from Java line the same way.

I put null as you said but it did not work.

Any ideas?

someInternalCommand -u A

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As i've mentioned before, that should be three string elements. No nulls required

So, can you please send me the exact line that I should put instead of this one: (someInternalCommand is by default on path)

final String[] perlCmd = { "someInternalCommand ", "-u", "A" };

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@CEHJ: Can you please show me how I will do "Iterate the entrySet() of the Map" ?

Thanks,

So, can you please send me the exact line that I should put instead of this one:

That IS the exact command, or should be (which is not what you had before)

@CEHJ: Can you please show me how I will do "Iterate the entrySet() of the Map" ?

I don't think you'll need to do that unless you're using a different environment than the one that you're starting (why would you be?)

I did this and it worked;

       

 public static void runcheck() throws IOException {
            
            Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
            String [] environment = new String[env.size()];
            int i = 0;
            for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : env.entrySet())
            {
                environment[i] = entry.getKey() + "=" + entry.getValue();
                i++;
            }
           
            String OS = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
            final String perlCmd;
            
            if (OS.indexOf("win") >= 0){
                perlCmd = "cmd.exe /C \"xxx.bat -u A\"";
            }
            else{
                perlCmd = "xxx -u A";
            }
            
            Runtime check_runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
            Process check_process = null;

            try {
                check_process = check_runtime.exec(perlCmd, environment);
                check_process.waitFor();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("error executing " + perlCmd);
            }
            

            /* dump output stream */
            InputStream is = check_process.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader
                ( new InputStreamReader(is));
            String sLine;
            while ((sLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(sLine);
            }
            System.out.flush();

            /* print final result of process */
            System.err.println("Exit status=" + check_process.exitValue());
            return;

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check_process = check_runtime.exec(perlCmd);

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Try changing to the above and see what happens