ExecDemoHelp shows how to use the Win32 start command
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import java.io.IOException;
/**
* ExecDemoHelp shows how to use the Win32 "start" command to load a help file.
* Written long before JavaHelp API, which probably should be use instead.
*/
public class HelpDemo {
/** A simple main program, to show calling help(). */
public static void main(String[] av) throws IOException {
new HelpDemo().help();
return;
}
/**
* help() -- start a help viewer. On Win32, we use the "start" command. For
* UNIX, we'll try for Netscape or HotJava in the user's path. For the Mac,
* not sure what we'll do.
*/
public void help() throws IOException {
// A Runtime object has methods for dealing with the OS
Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
// A process object tracks one external running process
Process p;
// Start Netscape from Java Applications (not Applets though)
p = r.exec("c:/windows/command/start.exe HelpDemo.htm");
return;
}
}
//helpdemo.htm
/*
<H1>Help</H1>
<P>Here is the help for our demo application:
<P>This page still under construction, sorry.
*/
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