Same Problem - Different Scenario: Encountering Problems running Mac OS X c

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Same Problem - Different Scenario: Encountering Problems running Mac OS X commands.
Hi. I'm having a weird experience on opening document using
the Microsoft word 2008 application in MAC OS X.
To be specific on what is the scope of my application.
What I'm trying to do is run or simulate my application on appletviewer on a certain pop-up HTML
document. The first part of my statement block on my code doing well on
executing the downloading process of a file and save it on local machine.
This portion of works fine.
But the thing that I'm having some difficulties is
whenever i Re-opened the downloaded file from my local machine
that is being downloaded from my server.
I'm trying to established a checking or triggering pattern that the
file from my local machine was modified or not.
doing this execution I'm using the following code below to figure it out:
java code:
portion of calling the trigger part
if((nMacEditMode = editFileViaMac(clientFile)) == 1)
baseApplet.addMsg("Opened and edited file on local machine ...");
else
if(nMacEditMode == 3)
baseApplet.addMsg("Opening and editing of file on local machine failed! Try again!!");
else
baseApplet.addMsg("No changes made. Server file unchanged! You may close this window.");
portion of the runtime execution of opening the file via MAC OS X
public int editFileViaMac(String wordFileName)
try
String cFile = wordFileName.trim().replaceAll(" ", "\\ ");
wordPath = wordPath.trim().replaceAll(" ", "\\ ");
Process wordProcess =null;
Date startTime;
Date endTime;
File wordFile = new File(cFile);
startTime = new Date(wordFile.lastModified());
String[] myCommand = { "open", "-a", wordPath, wordFile.getAbsolutePath(), "-W" };
wordProcess = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(myCommand);
wordProcess.waitFor();
endTime = new Date(wordFile.lastModified());
if (startTime.before(endTime))
return 1;
return 2;
catch(Exception ex)
baseApplet.addMsg("Method Error : editFileViaMac() - "+ex.getMessage());
ex.printStackTrace();
return 3;
Now the weird things happen here.
The file was able to opened- as I wanted to, but when a made changes or not doing anything.
The Microsoft Word 2008 application on the MAC Activity Monitor. The instance was still alive or
keep running and I execute MAC commands being implement on the Process on the Terminal and it still
stuck in that thing. which means I have to manually kill the process of the said application on
the GUI part of Task Manager of MAC and my 2nd statement on the if replies.
Any thoughts will glady appreciated.

Answer 1

Please ensure new topics are posted in an appropriate forum. I have moved this thread from "news & updates" but in future posts made there in error will be deleted.
Edited by: dcminter on 19-Aug-2009 13:13