Executing jar from java code, then kill parent java code

Question

Please suggest if there is any best way around on executing jar from java code then killing parent java code.
a) I have desktop based java application say "Monitor.java" which runs every 5 minutes.
b) How can I START external java application say "execute.jar" from Monitor.java THEN EXIT Monitor.java
I tried various options using "ProcessBuilder" and calling bat file but I need Monitor (parent application to EXIT, immediately after calling child (execute.jar)
Try1) ProcessBuilder builder = new ProcessBuilder("java -jar execute.jar");          
Process process = builder.start();
Try2) Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = null;
p = r.exec(new String[] { "cmd", "/c", "start C:/temp/Test.bat" });

Answer 1

I have a requirement to transfer data from one db to another db from Java Application Layer.Maybe, maye not. We get all sorts of weird "requirements" - which are nothing but thoughts or proposed solutions.
But,
Did the "requirement" mention whether the table existed already or not in the target database? - If not, did it tell you to create it - drop/create it?
Did the "requirement" deliver some explanation to why this copying was neeeded? - Are we talking replication? - Or a one time cloning?
Etc, etc,
Personally I would always argue against a "reuirement" like that. - It just isn't the way to do it. Period.
Regards
Peter
P.S: If you are satisfied with what COPY does, then you could let Java make an OS call and do it from there?