Invoking a registered executable in windows thru java ..

Question

Hi ,
My requirement is that I need to invoke adobe (acroRd32.exe) thru JAVA passing some command line argument to it.
I can invoke it using
     try
          Runtime runTime = Runtime.getRuntime();
          Process process = null;
          String command = "D:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat 5.0\\Reader\\AcroRd32.exe /p <filename>";
          process = runTime.exec(command);
     catch (Exception e)
          e.printStackTrace();
but for this I need to know the exe path.
The problem is that I don't want to read the registries to determine the path .. is there any way out for this?
The Clue ..
When I type a registered exe name in windows run command then it opens automatically. Can I invoke the same process thru java also?
Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated ..
TIA,
-Arun

Answer 1

Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process pro = null;
try
  pro = r.exec("D:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat 5.0");
  pro.waitFor(); //Program waits until Adobe is terminated.
catch(Exception ex)
  System.out.println("Could not execute Adobe");
}Hope this helps.
Vijay :-)