Executing JRE from within C in Linux

Hello,
I tried to execute the JRE and give it some arguments (In fact my Java application) from within C. I used the library function
execl(...) to make this.
Unfortunately I got error "Could not load JRE" and some
shared object error.
Anyone any ideas how I can execute my Java Application from within C in Linux?
thx Fatih

Look up Janava Native Interface (JNI), and specifically the invocation interface.

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