How do I execute a perl script in java?

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How do I use java to execute a perl script. Thanks a bunch :)

possible duplicate of [How should I call a Perl Script in Java?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/603554/how-should-i-call-a-perl-script-in-java) — Thilo, Oct 18 '10 at 01:33

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '10 at 01:32

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Without knowing any more of the requirements:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/path/to/perl /path/to/perl/script");

answered Oct 18 '10 at 01:32

wkl

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Adding to answer -- You may want to use newer api -- ProcessBuilder. Passing arguments, processing out/err streams etc are better in this API – Jayan Oct 18 '10 at 08:07

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