Runtime.getRuntime.exec() problem with running Word document

Question

Hello everybody!

when I write in commandline in windows:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12>winword.exe /mOpenPage c:\Navod
ilo.doc

It starts the word document with the macro /mOpenPage. I want to do the same thing from Java but its not going.

String[] cmd  = {"cmd","/c","c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\WINWORD.exe","/mOpenPage","c:\\Navodilo.doc"};
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

and how to open the document without to specify the path to winword.exe? but also to use /mOpenPage Macro

help?

Answer 1

Runtime.getRuntime.exec() does not open up a cmd window you have to invoke it with "cmd" as its argument and then use the inputstream to send you winword.execommand

http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=138974&tstart=140442

Answer 2

Try this:

String cmd = "c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\WINWORD.exe /mOpenPage c:\\Navodilo.doc";
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

Answer 3

You should try using Desktop.open(File file) which will open the default application for your Word document. This is a better approach as you don't have to worry about where Office is installed.