Re: Wierdness with Runtime().getRuntime().exec between 8.1.6 an 8.1.7

Hi,

I used the same method, but using C.
However, I can not terminate the process being created. (I've already tried TerminateProcess function)
Do you have any idea?

Thank you very much

Emre

"Jim Stoll" <jestoll_at_crtinc.com> wrote in message news:tf5t2kq4g2vea2_at_corp.supernews.com...
> Well, just for anyone who might be facing such an issue in the future...
>
> I am running the databse on NT and it turns out that my NT service didn't
> have the 'Allow Service to Interact with Desktop' checkbox selected, so
> that's why OS commands that generated windows weren't showing up.
 Checking
> that checkbox and stopping/restarting the service solved the problem.
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Stoll <jestoll_at_crtinc.com> wrote in message
> news:tf03eekcc9d2b5_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > A Java SP that executes OS commands runs fine in 8.1.6, but doesn't run
 in
> > 8.1.7 when a window is generated as a result of the call. The Java class
> > follows:
> >
> > package com.crtinc.oracle.util.osrun;
> > import java.io.*;
> > public class SimpleRunner extends Object {
> > public static void run(String cmd) throws IOException {
> > Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
> > }
> > }
> > The call spec follows:
> > CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE SIMPLERUNNER AUTHID CURRENT_USER AS
> > PROCEDURE RUN ("cmd" IN VARCHAR2)
> > AS LANGUAGE JAVA
> > NAME 'com.crtinc.oracle.util.osrun.SimpleRunner.run(java.lang.String)';
> > END SIMPLERUNNER;
> >
> > When deployed to v8.1.6 by a user with JAVASYSPRIV, the following call
 from
> > SQL*Plus runs and displays a window:
> >
> > exec simplerunner.run('notepad.exe');
> >
> > When deployed to v8.1.7, the same call causes notepad.exe to be added to
 the
> > NT
> > Task Manager Processes tab, but the notepad window doesn't actually open
 up.
> > FWIW, the above code is a simple example - myactual utility captures the
> > output streams of OS commands, very much along the lines of sample code
 that
> > I've seen on Metalink - this also works fine in 8.1.6, but never returns
 in
> > 8.1.7.
> >
> > Granted, running Notepad is of limited utility (though it demos very
 well
> > :-),
> > but other useful OS commands that spawn a window (such as kicking of an
> > Oracle
> > Report, which pops up a small status window) do not run now in 8.1.7.
> > Running
> > a completely non-visual process seems to work fine, however.
> >
> > Any help much appreciated!
> >
> > Jim Stoll
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon May 07 2001 - 16:40:34 CDT