Can Java do this

Hi,
I want to really learn Java after just taking classes to this point. I have a task I need to do, but cannot figure IF I can do it in Java, let alone how.
I have about 40 tools on my SGI. They are written in Fortran, C, or a commbination of both. Their code varies from a few lines to 200 or so source files. The machine is networked to other SGIs and Suns, but has no internet connections. My manager wants a top level GUI written to access these tools and to provide information about them.
Can this be done in Java without rewriting all of the tools?
I see that I need to be able to either:
1) Spawn a process (i.e. tell the system to run a given tool) from my Java top level GUI or
2) Write a small java interface for each tool and be able to compile that Java with the C or Fortran code.
Can you do this in Java? If so can someone suggest a book or website to send me in the right direction?
Thank you

Hi,
I want to really learn Java after just taking
g classes to this point. I have a task I need to do,
but cannot figure IF I can do it in Java, let alone
how.
I have about 40 tools on my SGI. They are written
n in Fortran, C, or a commbination of both. Their
code varies from a few lines to 200 or so source
files. The machine is networked to other SGIs and
Suns, but has no internet connections. My manager
wants a top level GUI written to access these tools
and to provide information about them.
Can this be done in Java without rewriting all of
f the tools?
I see that I need to be able to either:
1) Spawn a process (i.e. tell the system to run a
given tool) from my Java top level GUI or
2) Write a small java interface for each tool and be
able to compile that Java with the C or Fortran code.
Can you do this in Java? If so can someone suggest a
book or website to send me in the right direction?
Thank youYou can do number one, however this will have to be a system dependent implementation. We have created java applications that can launch non-java applications. It's a little messy but can be done pretty easily.
As far as number two goes, that sounds like a real mess.

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