Calling a C-exe from java code

I have an executable in C which would be located on a server while my java code resides on many clients. I have to call and execute the C code on the server. For this I need to send some input to the C code and receive output back (as strings) to java on the client. (I cannot use JNI since C code should be available as shared libraries for this).
Would anybody be able to help me out how to go about doing this ?

Hi there
Hm! have you thought of using RMI
By doing so you can create a server program
that calls the dll / exe
All you clients calls the server that in his/her turn calls the C program and fetches the output and sends it back to who ever made the call.
More info about the RMI can be found at
www.jguru.com
//Markus

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