PROBLEM in executing a shell command through Runtime.getRuntime().exec()

Question

Hi all,
I was trying to execute the following code:
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.sql.CallableStatement;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
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public class ClassReportDeleteDaemon {
     ClassReportDeleteDaemon()
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
          Connection conn = null;
          Statement stmt = null;
          ResultSet rs;
          String strQuery = null;
          String strdaysback = null;
          String delstring = null;
          int daysback;
          try
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: FINDING DRIVER");               
               Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
          catch(Exception e)
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: DRIVER EXCEPTION--" + e.getMessage());
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: DRIVER NOT FOUND");
          try
               String strUrl = "jdbc:Oracle:thin:" + args[0] + "/" + args[1] + "@" + args[2];
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: TRYING FOR JDBC CONNECTION");
               conn = DriverManager.getConnection(strUrl);
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: SUCCESSFUL CONNECTION");
               while(true)
                    System.out.println("WHILE LOOP");
                    stmt = conn.createStatement();
                    strQuery = "SELECT REP_DAYS_OLD FROM T_REPORT_DEL";
                    rs = stmt.executeQuery(strQuery);
                    while(rs.next())
                         strdaysback = rs.getString("REP_DAYS_OLD");
                         //daysback = Integer.parseInt(strdaysback);
                    System.out.print("NO of Days===>" + strdaysback);
                    delstring = "find /tmp/reports1 -name " + "\"" + "*" + "\"" + " -mtime +" + strdaysback + " -print|xargs rm -r";
                    System.out.println("DELETE STRING===>" + delstring);
                    Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(delstring);
                    //Get error stream to display error messages encountered during execution of command
                    InputStream errStream=proc.getErrorStream();
                    //Get error stream to display output messages encountered during execution of command
                    InputStream inStream = proc.getInputStream();
                    InputStreamReader strReader = new InputStreamReader(errStream);
                    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(strReader);
                    String strLine = null;
                    while((strLine=br.readLine())!=null)
                         System.out.println(strLine);
               }     //end of while loop
          }     //end of try
          catch (Exception e)
               System.out.println("REPORT DELETION ::: EXCEPTION---" + e.getMessage());
               conn.close();
     }     //end of main
}     //end of ClassReportDeleteDaemon
But it is giving the error "BAD OPTION -print|xargs". The command run well in shell.
Please help.
Thanking u.......

Answer 1

Since the pipe '|' is interpreted by the shell then you need the shell to invoke your command
        String[] command = {"sh","-c","find /tmp/reports1 -name " + "\"" + "*" + "\"" + " -mtime +" + strdaysback + " -print|xargs rm -r"};
        final Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
  You should also read http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2000/jw-1229-traps.html at least twice and implement the recommendation regarding stdout and stderr.
P.S. Why are you not using Java to find and delete these files?
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