====== Launching an Application with a Space in its Name ======


Using [[http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Runtime.html#exec(java.lang.String)|Runtime.getRuntime().exec()]] to launch an application is pretty straight forward, except when you're trying to start an application whose name contains one or more spaces.

Under Windows, you need to quote the application name:

<code java>
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("\"My Appliaction.exe\"");
</code>

or use a String array:

<code java>
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"My Application.exe"});
</code>

Under Mac OS X, you need to call open:

<code java>
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"open", "My Application.app"});
</code>

Under Linux, you must use a String array:

<code java>
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"My Application"});
</code>