Remote program execution

Is there any way to execute remote programs on a server using a Java servlet? I am writing a web based assessment package which must allow for assembly language programs to be compiled and run, probably on the same machine as the server.

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Mark Ogden

Yes, you can do this like so (this example starts a subshell and executes a command) :

String[] command = {"/usr/bin/ksh","-c","ls"};
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
BufferedReader results = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
String nextLine = results.readLine();
while (nextLine != null) {
out.println(nextLine+"<br>");
nextLine = results.readLine();
}

You will have to put this in a try/catch block.

Success, Ton

That's brilliant! Thanks very much. Works a treat!

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Mark Ogden