Execute linux command line within JAVA

Question

Well, I have ac program that is stored in /bin, I want to execute the program from a JAVA GUI but it's not working..

I tried

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("lexical " + nameOfFile+"/Source.cpp " + nameOfFile+"temp.c");
p.waitFor();

nameOfFile holds the absolute path for the workspace directory, lexical is my c program

Answer 1

You have to provide the absolute path to the binary you're trying to execute from Java. Java won't pick up the application from your Linux $PATH.

Answer 2

Seems like the problem was the multiple parameters I was sending.. I had to put them in a string[] command and the execute..

Thanks a lot for your help and time