Use several DOS command from java program

Using "Runtime.getRuntime().exec(toto.bat)" I have no problem to run a Command in my DOS window...
But the problem appear when I want to call another command in this same window from myApp.java...
In fact after executing the first command I find no way to have another access to this DOS window...
Is there any way to set the Process created by calling exec() method as the default system??
Hope my explications are clear...
Does someone have the solutions...this will help me so much...
bilbou.

ok but I have found no forum which resolve my problem...can you give more details about what you think concerning the solution of my pb...
bilbou.

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Problem while running dos command from java program

Dear friends,
I need to terminate a running jar file from my java program which is running in the windows os.
For that i have an dos command to find process id of java program and kill by using tskill command.
Command to find process id is,
wmic /output:ProcessList.txt process where "name='java.exe'" get commandline,processid
This command gives the ProcessList.txt file and it contains the processid. I have to read this file to find the processid.
when i execute this command in dos prompt, it gives the processid in the ProcessList.txt file. But when i execute the same command in java program it keeps running mode only.
Code to run this command is,
public class KillProcess {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
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          kProcess = new KillProcess();
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          try {
               Runtime run = Runtime.getRuntime();
               Process process = run.exec(cmd);
               int i = process.waitFor();
               String s = null;
               if(i==0) {
                    BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new
                           InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
                    while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
                     System.out.println("--> "+s);
               } else {
                    BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new
                           InputStreamReader(process.getErrorStream()));
                    while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
                     System.out.println("====> "+ s);
               System.out.println("Running process End....");
          } catch(Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
     public String readProcessFile() {
          System.out.println("Read Process File...");
          File file = null;
          FileInputStream fis = null;
          BufferedReader br = null;
          String pixieLoc = "";
          try {
               file = new File("ProcessList.txt");
               if (file.exists() && file.length() > 0) {
                    fis = new FileInputStream(file);
                    br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fis, "UTF-16"));
                    String line;
                    while((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
                         System.out.println(line);
               } else {
                    System.out.println("No such file");
          } catch (Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
          return pixieLoc;
}     when i remove the process.waitFor(), then while reading the ProcessList.txt file, it says "No such file".
if i give process.waitFor(), then it's in running mode and program is not completed.
Colud anyone please tell me how to handle this situation?
or Is there anyother way to kill the one running process in windows from java program?
Thanks in advance,
Sathish

Hi masijade,
The modified code is,
class StreamGobbler extends Thread
    InputStream is;
    String type;
    StreamGobbler(InputStream is, String type)
        this.is = is;
        this.type = type;
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        try
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            StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new
                StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");
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                StreamGobbler(proc.getInputStream(), "OUTPUT");
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            errorGobbler.start();
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}when i execute the above code, i got output as,
Execing cmd.exe /C wmic process where "name='java.exe'" get commandline,processid
and keeps in running mode only.
If i execute the same command in dos prompt,
CommandLine
ProcessId
java -classpath ./../lib/StartApp.jar;./../lib; com.abc.middle.startapp.StartAPP 2468
If i modify the command as,
cmd.exe /C wmic process where "name='java.exe'" get commandline,processid > 123.txt
and keeps in running mode only.
If i open the file when program in running mode, no contents in that file.
If i terminte the program and if i open the file, then i find the processid in that file.
Can you help me to solve this issue?

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<steps onto soapbox>
Surely for something like 'del' we should be advocating a non-OS specific method so we don't lose sight of Java's cross platform abilities.
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<steps off soapbox>

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