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John Lacey wrote:
> It's worth pointing out that using Runtime.exec() is likely to
> make your program non-portable. (I'm not positive whether, like
> native methods, it automatically makes your program less than
> 100% pure Java, but I suspect it does.)

There is an allowable exception: if the exec() is at the "behest of the 
user", and the file being executed is chosen by them. For example, a 
shell where they pick the file to run, or an HTML help system where they 
designate the browser executable to display the help file.

BTW, you can include native methods in alternate implementations of 
standard interfaces (like JDBC), if you also include a 100%Pure 
implementation.

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//Ken@Inprise
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