Launch External Applications Through Java Program

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import java.io.IOException;

public class JavaLaunchExternalApplication {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();

		try {
			runtime.exec("notepad.exe"); // opens new notepad instance
			// OR runtime.exec("notepad");
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
	}
}

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