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> > I know of at least 2 bugs in it.
> > 
> > - You can't use call system executables from it (it blows chunks and
> >   leaves the process you called running in the netherlands).
> 
> Really?  Could you send a snippet of code that exercises this?


Sure, here you go.  Replace the command with anything you feel like.


Nate
--------------
import java.io.*;

public class Exec {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    String cmd = "/sbin/ping www.symantec.com";

    try {
      Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
      String line;
      DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(process.getInputStream());

      while ((line = dis.readLine()) != null) {
        System.out.println(line);
      }

      System.out.println("Exit value was: " + process.exitValue());
    } catch(IOException ioe) {
      System.err.println(ioe + " IO Error executing command: " + cmd);
    }
  }
}