Invoking a url in System's default browser

Hi All!
I have one question related to invoking an url in a browser using Runtime.getRuntime()
I am using the command as
command = "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url;
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
where url = (say) http://www.java.sun.com
This works perfectly fine for internet and intranet and intranet.
But if my url has spaces (more than one ) it fails.
e.g. url = "fileserver:\\Temp 12\read.html
Now the folder is "Temp 12" having two gaps inbetween Temp and 12.
I tried to use exec(String [] cmdArray)
but it gives me error as "java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: www.hotmail.com "cmd /c start" error=2"
Where cmdArray is defined as
String[] cmdArray =
("rundll32 url.dll, ileProtocolHandler " + url)
Any suggesstion or help.
Anand

I ran into the same problem, and found solutions at:
http://ostermiller.org/utils/Browser.html

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