HELP!!...exe files
I just purchased the Mac pro 2,000$ version, i wanted to know how to open .exe files or if there was a way, if so what program is best to use in opening them.
exe files are windows applications. Beware, lots of files with .exe are not benign -- some are viruses or trojans -- open only what you are certain of. Never open an exe file unless you virus check it or know that it came from a reputable source.
These will only open in Windows, which can be run on the intel mac using parallels AND a licensed copy of Windows (which is NOT included in Parallels).
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This program can execute small .exe files which donot take inputs. But does not work for exe files that take input and just hangs. What could be the problem. If anyone helps me I would be very grateful.
Server code :-
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class Server1 {
private Player[] players;
private ServerSocket server;
private ExecHelper exh;
String command = null;
String message = null;
public Server1() {
players = new Player[5];
try {
server = new ServerSocket( 12345, 5 );
System.out.println("Server started...");
System.out.println("Waiting for request...");
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
System.exit( 1 );
} //end Server constructor
public void execute() {
for( int i = 0; i < players.length; i++ )
try {
players[i] = new Player( server.accept() );
players.start();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
System.exit( 1 );
public static void main( String args[] ) {
Server1 ser = new Server1();
ser.execute();
System.exit( 1 );
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private Socket connection;
private ObjectOutputStream output;
private ObjectInputStream input;
public Player( Socket socket ) {
connection = socket;
try {
input = new ObjectInputStream( connection.getInputStream());
output = new ObjectOutputStream( connection.getOutputStream());
output.flush();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
System.exit( 1 );
public void run() {
try {
message = "Enter a command:";
output.writeObject( message );
output.flush();
do {
command = ( String ) input.readObject();
String osName = System.getProperty( "os.name" );
String[] cmd = new String[3];
if( osName.equals( "Windows 2000" )) {
cmd[0] = "cmd.exe";
cmd[1] = "/c";
cmd[2] = command;
else if( osName.equals( "Windows NT" ) ) {
cmd[0] = "cmd.exe" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = command ;
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Process proc = rt.exec( cmd );
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} while( !command.equals( "TERMINATE" ) );
catch( Throwable t ) {
t.printStackTrace();
} //end class Player
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private Process process;
private InputStream pErrorStream;
private InputStream pInputStream;
private OutputStream pOutputStream;
private InputStreamReader isr;
private InputStreamReader esr;
private PrintWriter outputWriter;
private ObjectOutputStream out;
private ObjectInputStream in;
private BufferedReader inBuffer;
private BufferedReader errBuffer;
private Thread processThread;
private Thread inReadThread;
private Thread errReadThread;
private Thread outWriteThread;
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process = p;
pErrorStream = process.getErrorStream();
pInputStream = process.getInputStream();
pOutputStream = process.getOutputStream();
outputWriter = new PrintWriter( pOutputStream, true );
in = input;
out = output;
processThread = new Thread( this );
inReadThread = new Thread( this );
errReadThread = new Thread( this );
outWriteThread = new Thread( this );
processThread.start();
inReadThread.start();
errReadThread.start();
outWriteThread.start();
public void processEnded( int exitValue ) {
try {
Thread.sleep( 1000 );
catch( InterruptedException ie ) {
ie.printStackTrace();
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try {
out.writeObject( "\n" + input );
out.flush();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
public void processNewError( String error ) {
try {
out.writeObject( "\n" + error );
out.flush();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
public void println( String output ) {
outputWriter.println( output + "\n" );
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if( processThread == Thread.currentThread()) {
try {
processEnded( process.waitFor());
catch( InterruptedException ie ) {
ie.printStackTrace();
else if( inReadThread == Thread.currentThread() ) {
try {
isr = new InputStreamReader( pInputStream );
inBuffer = new BufferedReader( isr );
String line = null;
while(( line = inBuffer.readLine()) != null ) {
processNewInput( line );
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
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try {
String nline = null;
nline = ( String ) in.readObject();
println( nline );
catch( ClassNotFoundException cnfe ) {
// cnfe.printStackTrace();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
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try {
esr = new InputStreamReader( pErrorStream );
errBuffer = new BufferedReader( esr );
String nline = null;
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ioe.printStackTrace();
Client code :-
// client.java
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class Client {
private ObjectOutputStream output;
private ObjectInputStream input;
private String chatServer;
private String message = "";
private Socket client;
public Client( String host ) {
chatServer = host;
private void runClient() {
try {
connectToServer();
getStreams();
processConnection();
catch( EOFException eofe ) {
System.err.println( "Client terminated connection ");
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
finally {
closeConnection();
} //end method runClient
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System.out.println( "Attempting connection...\n");
client = new Socket( InetAddress.getByName( chatServer ), 12345);
System.out.println( "Connected to : "+ client.getInetAddress().getHostName());
private void getStreams() throws IOException {
output = new ObjectOutputStream( client.getOutputStream());
output.flush();
input = new ObjectInputStream( client.getInputStream());
private void processConnection() throws IOException {
while( true ){
try {
message = ( String ) input.readObject();
System.out.print( message );
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader( System.in);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader( isr );
String line = null ;
line = br.readLine();
output.writeObject(line);
output.flush();
catch( ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
System.out.println( "\nUnknown object type received");
} //end processConnection
private void closeConnection() {
System.out.println( "\nClosing connection");
try {
output.close();
input.close();
client.close();
catch( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
public static void main( String args[] ) {
Client c;
if( args.length == 0 )
c = new Client( "127.0.0.1" );
else
c = new Client( args[0] );
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Directions for Use
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