How to execute .exe file in web application?

Asked Nov 07 '13 at 06:01

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From my hosted web-app, I would like to execute a .exe file, which is stored in my web-app folder.

According to the Java EE specification, access to the underlying file-system is not supported (although in actual fact most app servers will allow this to proceed).

How about executing an operating system level process, for a file that's hosted in the web-app folder? Is this officially supported?

//Legal with in app-server context?
Process process = 
    new ProcessBuilder("C:\\PathToExe\\InWebApp\\MyExe.exe","param1","param2").start();

edited Nov 07 '13 at 07:56

Arjan Tijms

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asked Nov 07 '13 at 06:01

NBR

what do you mean by access? you want to run it? – karthick Nov 07 '13 at 06:03
yes i want to run that exe – NBR Nov 07 '13 at 06:04
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5604698/java-programming-call-an-exe-from-java-and-passing-parameters – bruchowski Nov 07 '13 at 06:04
what is the web development language are you using? PHP,ASP.etc – HackerGK Nov 07 '13 at 06:05
@Hacker i am using JAVA – NBR Nov 07 '13 at 06:07
@NBR - I edited your question, based on what I think you were asking. Did I get it right? – Jasper Blues Nov 07 '13 at 06:14
@Jasper is it possible to run the exe which is stored in web-app folder. if so please tell me how . – NBR Nov 07 '13 at 06:19
@NBR - The answer is in the edited question! (If that's all you need to know, then its actually a duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5604698/java-programming-call-an-exe-from-java-and-passing-parameters ) – Jasper Blues Nov 07 '13 at 06:57

How to execute .exe file in web application?

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