Executing batch files from websevice using ODI OS Command

Question

Hi,
Is it possible to execute the batch files using odi os command from webservices.
We have developed a webservice, which passess some parameters to one batch file and after that we executing the same batch file in package using odi os command. In opeartor is showing as running, it never ends.
But if we run the same package from designer, it is executing successfully. Also the same web service is working fine for executing non batch scenarios.
what could be the problem??
We got one possible reason for failure...
For executing the batch from web services, we need read and executable permissions on the drive where batch sits.
We are logging into ODI using SUPERVISOR. How to give the permissions to SUPERVISOR as we are having windows authentication.
Edited by: Naveen Suram on Dec 17, 2009 8:07 PM
As a work around, can we use ODIOSCommand instead of OS Command. But it is asking for starting event? Whether both the commands does the same functionality??
Edited by: Naveen Suram on Dec 17, 2009 9:08 PM

Answer 1

From the FAQ:
2. How do you launch an external program on a Microsoft Windows platform from a program developed on the Java [tm] programming language?
The following will launch notepad in Microsoft Windows NT:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c notepad.exe");
To launch a program in Microsoft Windows 95/98 use:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("c:\\windows\\notepad.exe");
The Runtime class allows interaction between a program and its environment. The first string command instructs the command line interpretor, cmd to open up the calculator application.
The exec() methods do not use a shell; any arguments must have the full pathname to the shell as well as the command itself.
For example, to run a shell on the UNIX� platform, type:
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = rt.exec("/usr/bin/sh -c date");
To run a batch file under Microsoft Windows 95/98:
Process p = rt.exec("command.com /c c:\\mydir\\myfile.bat");
To run a batch file under Microsoft Windows NT:
Process p = rt.exec("cmd /c c:\\mydir\\myfile.bat");
where 'cmd' and 'command.com' are the command-line interpreters for Microsoft Windows machines.
The Runtime.exec() methods might not work effectively for some processes on certain platforms. Special care should be taken with native windowing, daemon, WIN16/DOS process or some shell scripts.
regards,
jarshe