Open command prompt via applet?

Question

Hi guys
I am expecting this code to open a command prompt on the user's PC. I have the same "cmd.exe /k" in a test.bat file which does what I expect. This code, however, doesnt seem to be opening a command prompt, but the applet is launching fine. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.IOException;
public class MyApplet extends Applet {     
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     public void init() {
          setBackground(Color.WHITE);
     public void start()  {
          try {
               openCMD();
          } catch (IOException e) {}
     public void stop() {
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          g.drawString("Applet Started", 10, 10);
     public void openCMD() throws IOException {
          System.out.println("opening cmd..");
          Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe /k");          
}

Answer 1

Hi, that code for opening the cmd through n applet is great and works perfectly....
Does anyone know how to then enter a filename into this code, which will open the cmd, and then open another file?
I have the following code:
String[] cmd = new String[6];
cmd[0] = "cmd.exe";
cmd[1] = "/C";
cmd[2] = "start";
cmd[3] = "cd";
cmd[4] = "C:\\path";
cmd[5] = "javaw";
cmd[6] = "FileName";
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec( cmd );
But this does not seem to work at all. if i delete cmd[5] and cmd[6] it works and opns up the cmd with the specified path, but i cannot get it to open the java file or any file for that matter.
Any help would be great!