exec() problem...need interaction with program being exec()'ed

[Chad]

I need my java program to exec an external .exe file, but the problem
is that this program being exec()'ed prompts the user for two pieces
of information. I am trying to get my java program to automatically
send data to the other program but for some reason the child hangs.
The first piece of info prompted for is an integer, and the second
prompt asks for a floating number. I am trying to send the program
"3\n" to satisfy the first prompt and ".9982\n" to satisfy the second
prompt. I am using this on windows XP with jsdk 1.4. The whole code
is:

import java.io.*;

class test {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String numImages;
String density;
numImages = "3\n";
density = "0.9982\n";

System.out.prin tln("creating child");

try {

Process p = Runtime.getRunt ime().exec("ape nd.exe");

OutputStream out = p.getOutputStre am();

out.write(numIm ages.getBytes() );
out.write(densi ty.getBytes());

p.getOutputStre am().close();
p.waitFor();

System.out.prin tln("child finished");

} catch (IOException e) {
}

}
}

[hiwa]

ch************* @yahoo.com (Chad) wrote in message news:<bc******* *************** ****@posting.go ogle.com>...

I need my java program to exec an external .exe file, but the problem
is that this program being exec()'ed prompts the user for two pieces
of information. I am trying to get my java program to automatically
send data to the other program but for some reason the child hangs.
The first piece of info prompted for is an integer, and the second
prompt asks for a floating number. I am trying to send the program
"3\n" to satisfy the first prompt and ".9982\n" to satisfy the second
prompt. I am using this on windows XP with jsdk 1.4. The whole code
is:

import java.io.*;

class test {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String numImages;
String density;
numImages = "3\n";
density = "0.9982\n";

System.out.prin tln("creating child");

try {

Process p = Runtime.getRunt ime().exec("ape nd.exe");

OutputStream out = p.getOutputStre am();

out.write(numIm ages.getBytes() );
out.write(densi ty.getBytes());

p.getOutputStre am().close();
p.waitFor();

System.out.prin tln("child finished");

} catch (IOException e) {
}

}
}

If your append.exe program get the input from stdin, your code should
work. However, since your current code doesn't read prompts and
doesn't do waitFor(), it should fail.