Running batch files thraugh java by passing parameters

Hi
I want to run a batch file by passing some parameters.
Eg: copy.bat "D:\live\hoe.txt" "D:\test"
while doing this from command prompt its working and i have written some java code for running this batch file.
String live="D:\\live\\how.txt";
String test="D:\\test";
String bat="D:\\copy.bat";
String[] command = new String[3];
command[0] = bat;
command[1] = live;
command[2] = test;
try {
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
but this time its not copying the file;
Please help.

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