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Anurag Rana
Anurag Rana

Reputation: 1466

Invoking an HTML page from JAVA code

I am trying to invoke an HTML File stored on my desktop from inside a JAVA code as below.
I found this code snippet here 

       try
        {
            Runtime r= Runtime.getRuntime();
            String url = "C:\\Users\\Rana\\Desktop\\test.html";
            String browser ="C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe ";
            Process p = r.exec(browser);
            p.waitFor();
        }

        catch(Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

I tried using backslash and forward slashes, both. But it is throwing this error in both case....

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:/Program": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
    at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1041)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:617)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:450)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:347)
    at package1.Test.main(Test.java:22)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:376)
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:136)

The path "browser" is present.
Please suggest where I am doing wrong.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 362

Answers (6)

James Jithin
James Jithin

Reputation: 10555

The best way would be to do this with java.awt.Desktop

File htmlFile = new File("C:" + File.separator + "Users" + File.separator + "theuser" + File.separator + "Desktop" + File.separator + "Test.html");
if(Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
    Desktop.getDesktop().open(htmlFile);
}

Upvotes: 0

matt forsythe
matt forsythe

Reputation: 3922

The issue is with the space in your path to the browser. The system thinks you are trying to run a program called "C:/Program" with "Files/Mozilla" and "Firefox/firefox.exe" as the arguments. Try adding quotes around the exe name:

String browser ="\"C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe\" ";

To incorporate SnakeDoc's advice, you could use the environment variable to take care of the portion of the path down to "Program Files", but you will still need the quotes to take care of any other spaces in the path:

String browser = "\"" + System.getenv("ProgramFiles(X86)") + "Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe\"";

Upvotes: 2

Hurda
Hurda

Reputation: 4715

Try

String browser ="\"C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe\"";

There is problem with space in Program files that get treated as separator if not inside Quotes. It is briliant idea by Microsoft...

Upvotes: 0

SnakeDoc
SnakeDoc

Reputation: 14441

Try using the system properties:

System.getenv("ProgramFiles");

or

System.getenv("ProgramFiles(X86)");

Upvotes: 2

InsaneCoder
InsaneCoder

Reputation: 8288

Better advice,

use AutoHotKey for such tasks.You should give it a try.I promise you would definitely find it useful.

Upvotes: 1

06needhamt
06needhamt

Reputation: 1605

if you are using the 32bit version browser should be String browser ="C:/Program Files(x86)/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe ";

hope this helps

Upvotes: 0

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