Open a file using java......... how?

Question

hi all
I have a prob with my code
the problem is by using the FileChooser like
file = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
I have the file name but how can i open that file e.g. if file is word document then that file should open in word , if that file is HTML file then open in IE , and other files as well.
is there any way to open a file
plz help me
Thanx
Regards
Satinderjit

Answer 1

veer ji, try this code on your pc if you can. Click the print button and see that happens. thanx yuvraj:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
//import com.sun.java.swing.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ComponentPrinterFrame
extends JFrame
implements Printable {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ComponentPrinterFrame cpf = new ComponentPrinterFrame();
cpf.setVisible(true);
public ComponentPrinterFrame() {
super("ComponentPrinterFrame v1.0");
createUI();
protected void createUI() {
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
JButton printButton = new JButton("Print");
panel.add(printButton);
panel.add(new JList(new Object[] { "One", "Two", "Three" }));
panel.add(new JButton("Push me"));
panel.add(new JCheckBox("Chess", true));
panel.add(new JComboBox(new Object[] { "Eins", "Zwei", "Drei" }));
printButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
pj.setPrintable(ComponentPrinterFrame.this);
if (pj.printDialog()) {
try { pj.print(); }
catch (PrinterException pe) {
System.out.println(pe);
setContentPane(panel);
setSize(400, 400);
// Center.
Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
Dimension frameSize = getSize();
int x = (screenSize.width - frameSize.width) / 2;
int y = (screenSize.height - frameSize.height) / 2;
setLocation(x, y);
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
dispose();
System.exit(0);
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex) {
if (pageIndex != 0) return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
getContentPane().paint(g2);
return PAGE_EXISTS;