space in path using java

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Hi, I have a big problem. I'm making a java program and I have to call an exe file in a folder that have whitespace. This program also has 2 arguments that always have whitspace in the path. Example:

C:\Users\Program File\convert image\convert.exe C:\users\image exe\image.jpeg C:\Users\out put\out.bmp

I have to do this in Windows but i want generalize it for every OS.

My code is:

Runtime run = Runtime.getRuntime();<br/>
String path_current = System.getProperty("user.dir");<br/>
String [] uno = new String[]{"cmd","/c",path_current+"\\\convert\\\convert.exe",path_current+"\\\f.jpeg", path_current+"\\\fr.bmp"};<br/>
Process proc2 = run.exec(uno);<br/>
proc2.waitFor();<br/>

This does not work. I tried removing the String array and inserting a simple String with "\"" before and after the path but that didn't work. How do I resolve this?

i'm sorry for that. Was not my intention to be informal. – Fabrizio Cardellini May 20 '12 at 11:06 — Fabrizio Cardellini, May 20 '12 at 11:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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you may want to use : http://commons.apache.org/io/api-1.4/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.html#separatorsToSystem(java.lang.String)

see also this answer :

Is there a Java utility which will convert a String path to use the correct File separator char?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered May 19 '12 at 15:59

zmo

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '12 at 16:25

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Remove "cmd" and "/c", and use a single forward slash instead of your triple backslaches.

answered May 19 '12 at 16:25

Jerome

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