OS Problem executing shell script

Hi,
I am executing a shell script using 'Runtime.getRuntime().exec()'. I need to view the iteration data on my shell as the execution progresses.
I get the input streams from the process and buffer them in order to do this.
I can see the progress successfully on SunOS, but not on HP. The shell script itself runs fine on HP.
Any possible solution to this is greatly appreciated. I searched the forum and also some other sites like Java World, but haven't found anything useful yet.
Thanks.

Here's a detailed explanation of the problem:
I have a shell script that makes a single call to a executable. The output is piped to the shell one line at a time(number of lines depend on the number of iterations I specify in the script). This shell script run by itself works on Unix SunOS and on HPUX 11 with the output piped to the shell as the execution progresses.
I am trying to execute this shell script from my java code. For this I use the "runtime" environment, and get the output from the "process" using the "getInputStream" and "getErrorStream" methods. I buffer these streams using "BufferReader", and output them to the shell.
My code works as desired on Sun OS, with the output from the process piped to the shell one line at a time as the execution progresses. But on HPUX 11, the output is piped to the shell all at one time - after the process runs to completion. I am not able to understand this behavior.
Hope my description of the problem is clear. Thank you.

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