Exec(iexplore.exe) works in IE6 but not IE7

Question

The following statement invoked from an applet works fine with IE6 but not with IE7:
Process process = Runtime runtime.exec(iexplore.exe slicprint.html))
With IE6 the browser (iexplore.exe) is launched and the slicprint.html file is rendered (appears on screen).
With IE7 the program just "hangs", i.e.the browser does not get launched (nothing displays on the screen).

Answer 1

Welcome to the Sun forums. But..
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The following statement invoked from an applet works fine with IE6 but not with IE7:>
Process process = Runtime runtime.exec(iexplore.exe slicprint.html))..please refrain from posting such rot. That statement could not compile, let alone run.
Instead, it is better to [copy/paste errors and code snippets,|http://pscode.org/javafaq.html#exact] or better still, post an SSCCE of failing code.
Hmm.. and just so we are all clear. Why exactly are you not calling [AppletContext.showDocument(URL)|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/applet/AppletContext.html#showDocument(java.net.URL)] to achieve this functionality that has been available to sandboxed applets since Java 1.1 and works, most of the time, cross-browser and cross-platform?