Open WINWORD or PowerPoint from cmdButton?

Question

Hi,
I have a BC4J GUI that accesses various oracle DBFs.
I need to Open an existing PPT by clicking a menu item and open WINWORD from a button click. The following code is 2 different examples of what I have tried putting in the actionPerformed() for each item. The app compiles but when I click the button or menu item the cmd window opens and closes, but the PPT or WINWORD do nothing.
Can anyone who has done this offer a suggestion?
Thak You!
Ken
/* Open PowerPoint Presentation */
private void itemTrngPrsntAvl_actionPerformed(Action e) {
try
JOptionPane.showDialog(null, “Would you like to view the Training Presentation?”);
String [] cmds = {“C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe”,
               â€œ/C”,
               â€œcd\”,
               â€œcd training”,
               â€œavail.ppt”};
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmds);
catch (IOException i) {};
/* Open Blank Word Document */
private void saveButton_actionPerformed(Action e) {
try
JOptionPane.showDialog(null, “Would you like to open a WORD Document?”);
String [] cmds = {“C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe”,
               â€œ/C”,
               â€œProgram Files\\Microsoft Office\\office\\WINWORD.EXE”};
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = rt.exec(cmds);
catch (IOException i) {};

Answer 1

Kenneth,
Are you trying to secure these documents? Setting the mime type in the browser should automatically open Powerpoint/winword from the browser if you download the appropriate filetype.
Am I missing your intent?