Can't execute a DOS program from a Java one

Question

Hi everyone !
I'm a student, working as an apprentice in a company, and I have to make a program to execute faster some daily routine.
Here's my problem : I'm trying to execute a DOS program (mkisofs.exe) whick takes numerous arguments and enables me to create an ISO file.
But, for now, I can't manage to make it work. I've used both Process and ProcessBuilder, but in vain (I'm a student, and not really a JavaProgrammingStar).
If I would manually execute the command, I'll have to type under DOS the following command :
"C:\Documents and Settings\myName\Desktop\Current\Local\mkisofs.exe"   -r -J -l -L -b "isolinux/isolinux.bin" -c "isolinux/isolinux.cat" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info -table -graft-points -o D:\ISO\toto.iso "C:\Documents and Settings\myName\Desktop\Current\Local\Clonezilla"or (without spaces)
C:\docume~1\myName\Desktop\Current\Local\mkisofs.exe   -r -J -l -L -b "isolinux/isolinux.bin" -c "isolinux/isolinux.cat" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info -table -graft-points -o D:\ISO\toto.iso C:\docume~1\myName\Desktop\Current\Local\ClonezillaTill now, I've only managed to execute windowed program such as MsPaint.exe or DOS program from System32 directory such as taskkill.exe, but I couldn't execute, for example, tasklist.exe, or at least, I couldn't see the result of this command.
Can anyone help me ?
If some code is needed, jsut tell me.
Thanks by advance !
Hubert

Answer 1

Ok guys, I'm French, so excuse me if I didn't use the correct terminology, but I'm quite sure you understood that I was talking about MS-DOS command prompt in Windows XP.
Then, of course I've STFW, but none on my tries was successful. So a little help would be appreciated.
I've first tried this :
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("cmd.exe", "/K", "mspaint.exe");
                  pb.redirectErrorStream(true);
                  try {
                      Process p = pb.start();
                      BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
                      try {
                          String rep = in.readLine();
                          System.out.println(rep);
                      } finally {
                          in.close();
                  } catch (IOException e) {
                      e.printStackTrace();//repTF.setText("erreur");
                  }It worked.
But this :
String CMD = "C:\\docume~1\\myName\\Bureau\\Current\\Local\\mkisofs.exe";
String arg1 = "-r -J -l -L -b \"isolinux/isolinux.bin\" -c \"isolinux/isolinux.cat\" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4";
String arg2 = "-boot-info -table -graft-points -o D:\\ISO\\toto.iso C:\\docume~1\\myName\\Bureau\\Current\\Local\\Clonezilla";
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(CMD, arg1, arg2);
                  pb.redirectErrorStream(true);
                  try {
                      Process p = pb.start();
                      BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
                      try {
                          String rep = in.readLine();
                          System.out.println(rep);
                      } finally {
                          in.close();
                  } catch (IOException e) {
                      e.printStackTrace();//repTF.setText("erreur");
                  }does'nt.
What's wrong ? I should use a String table for args ?