searching through directory looking for browser
Hello all,
I was wondering if there is any way to search for the location of a file in your Java application and then launch the .exe file that is at that location.
(example: look for where Iexplore.exe is located on the current machine and then open up Internet Explorer using the the Runtime and Process classes.)
The way I have it now is a hardcoded path to Iexplore.exe. If it is not at that location, it will fail and I will display message "File not found at that location."
Thanks for all your help ahead of time,
jmschrei
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jmschrei] at [2007-9-26 2:07:31]
You can launch explorer/navigator by
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("start http://www.web.com");
About searching a file:
public void searchFile(String dirName, String file)
throws IOException {
File directory = new File(dirName);
String path;
if (directory.exists() == true) {
path = directory.getPath();
if (directory.isDirectory() == true) {
File [] fileList = directory.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
path = fileList.getPath();
if (fileList.isDirectory())
searchFile (path, file);
else if (fileList.isFile()) {
if(fileList.getName().equals(file))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(fileList.getPath());
}
}
}
else {
if(fileList.getName().equals(file))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(fileList.getPath());
}
}
}
}
This method should be called like:
searchFile("C:\", "iexplore.exe");
I hope it helps you.
Thanks for your help. However I can't get your code example to find the file which I know is on my C: drive.
I made small changes like:
fileList.isDirectory()
instead of
fileList.isDirectory()
to get your version to compile but it won't do it. Is there something I am forgetting. Any help you could give me would be wonderful.
thanks
jmschrei
Well, there is a problem when writing the array element symbol, simply doesn't appear!
Here is the code with the correct use of fileList:
public void searchFile(String dirName, String file)
throws IOException {
File directory = new File(dirName);
String path;
if (directory.exists() == true) {
path = directory.getPath();
if (directory.isDirectory() == true) {
File [] fileList = directory.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
path = fileList[ i ].getPath();
if (fileList[ i ].isDirectory())
searchFile (path, file);
else if (fileList[ i ].isFile()) {
if(fileList[ i ].getName().equals(file))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(fileList[ i ].getPath());
}
}
}
else {
if(fileList[ i ].getName().equals(file))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(fileList[ i ].getPath());
}
}
}
