Java Runtime.exec() does not work on the Mac

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I just want to report this in a separate post… I tried to use Runtime.getRuntime.exec() in a java agent on the Mac.

It does not work, and since the Java debug console does not open, too, I even cannot say what goes wrong.

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Subject: Look in the Mac OS X console

Applications->Utilities->Console.app

If there’s no list of logs in the left hand column, select View->Show Log List

Choose “console messages” from the log list on the left. Java messages should appear there.

Please let us know if there’s any information there.

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Subject: more info: it depends on using " in the parameter

I did further research: - Runtime.getRuntime.exec(“/usr/bin/open /tmp/test.odt”) → works

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec(“/usr/bin/open “”/tmp/test.odt”“”) → does not work

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec({/usr/bin/open “/tmp/test.odt”}) → does not work

So it depends on using " in the parameter of the command.

Question is: how do I write filenames having a space as parameter?

For example, I want to open the file “/tmp/test one.odt”.

I tried the following:

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec({/usr/bin/open /tmp/test one.odt})

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec({/usr/bin/open /tmp/test\ one.odt})

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec({/usr/bin/open /tmp/test\ one.odt})

  • Runtime.getRuntime.exec({/usr/bin/open /tmp/test\\ one.odt})

without luck, neither of them works.

Any suggestions?

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Subject: One suggestion…

Try:- Runtime.getRuntime.exec(“/usr/bin/open "/tmp/test one.odt"”)

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Subject: WORKAROUND found

no, using "test one.odt" does not work.

BUT: writing the filepath as URL with %20 instead of a blank works!

So Runtime.getRuntime.exec(“/usr/bin/open file:///tmp/test%20one.odt”) works fine.

That’s a workaround I can live with until the shell() LS function works on the Mac.