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I have a requirement in whcih I need to run a batch script which in turn calls another java progam. Now I am using following code which successfully calls batch script and consequently the batch script calls the another java program and batch script exits.
public static void main(String[] args)
     try {
          Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start c:\\temp\\test.bat" );
     } catch (IOException e) {
          // TODO Auto-generated catch block
          e.printStackTrace();
     }Now I am developing this a a client-server application on socket programming. Now after some time I need to stop that java program started by batch script. How can I do it? As per my understanding the call "Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start c:\\temp\\test.bat" );" kick starts two processes. One the cmd command and another java command ran by test.bat. Now the how to relate the cmd window to the java cmd started by test.bat and how can i send a ctrl+C command to this cmd window so as to close the underlying running java program.
Please advise.
Thanks

Hi Steve,
Well, I'm having a quite different opinion on this: I would consider such an appraoch not nice but rather dirty...
If you want users to execute (MaxL) commands against essbase but also would like to avoid installing the client software on each client box I would recommand using web services.
User opens a browser, press a button, button (on the server side) calls a cmd (or sh) that calls the MaxL shell (on the server) that executes your maxl scripts.
We have implemented this in two ways:
1. over IIS (the older version, some years ago - but still running)
2. over Apex (ever heard about it?) You need a Oracle DB where Apex is installed an running (latest Version is 4.1.1 and you should not use an older) and you need to install the essbase client software on the machine where th Oracle DB resides - However you only need to install it one time...
If you only want to use the Oracle DB as a relais station (for you Apex Application and Web calls) you can simply install an XE on your essbase server and you have the prerequisites to get it work.
Maybe it helps somehow.
Regards
Andre

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