Cannot run batch program from Java Application

Hi All,
Im trying to run a batch file under windows from my Java Program. The batch file is located in the following path:
C:\Program Files\MyApp\runme.bat
The above-entioned path contains white space which is not allowed in NT.
Im trying following code:
import java.io.*;
public class Exec {
public static void main(String args) {
try {
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start C:/Program Files/MyApp/runme.bat");
}catch(Exception ex){ ex.printStackTrace();}
How to run this file?
Thanks in advance.
Ketan Malekar

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String[] command = {"cmd", "/c", "start", "C:/Program Files/MyApp/runme.bat");
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