Run java program with cmd args?

[FitzChivalry]

So I have a .jar file that I'm trying to run with some command line arguments from autoit. My java program works fine from the console when I type in "java -jar email.jar filename", but I can't get it to run directly from autoit. I've tried:

Run("C:\Documents and Settings\AllisonRS\email\dist\java -jar email.jar X:\Apps\labchecklogs\Daily\20070605oklog.txt")

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'C:\Documents and Settings\AllisonRS\email\dist\java -jar email.jar X:\Apps\labchecklogs\Daily\20070605oklog.txt', "", @SW_HIDE)

ShellExecute("C:\Documents and Settings\AllisonRS\email\dist\java -jar email.jar X:\Apps\labchecklogs\Daily\20070605oklog.txt")

and some other things that i cant quite remember exactly what. The point is, my java program never ran correctly. I've done some searching around on the forums here, and it seems it can be done by writing to a batch file and running that, but that is not something i want to do. The cmd argument filename will be a variable, just wondering if anyone has any experience using autoit with java. I'm pretty sure it is something simple, but I have been working on this problem for a while and can't seem to think straight anymore. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Mast3rpyr0]

does it run at all without the args at the end in the Run() function?

[FitzChivalry]

no it does not... it throws the error:

Run("C:\docs and settings\..\..\dist\java -jar email.jar")

Error: unable to execute the external program.

The system cannot find the file specified.

[edit]

when i run the jar from console, it throws ArrayOutOfBounds exception because there is no cmdline arg

[/edit]

Edited June 6, 2007 by FitzChivalry

[PsaltyDS]

no it does not... it throws the error:

Run("C:\docs and settings\..\..\dist\java -jar email.jar")

Error: unable to execute the external program.

The system cannot find the file specified.

[edit]

when i run the jar from console, it throws ArrayOutOfBounds exception because there is no cmdline arg

[/edit]

The file type .jar is not directly executable, ShellExecute() or Run(@ComSpec & " /c START " & ...etc.).

Edit: Example:

$JavaDir = "C:\Documents and Settings\AllisonRS\email\dist"
ShellExecute($JavaDir & "\email.jar", "X:\Apps\labchecklogs\Daily\20070605oklog.txt", $JavaDir)

Edited June 6, 2007 by PsaltyDS

[FitzChivalry]

I figured it out after sleeping on it one more time. The correct command is:

Run("java -jar email.jar " & $text, "C:\Documents and Settings\AllisonRS\email\dist\")

I just had to set the working directory, I remember that messed me up in a couple other programs as well... thanks for the help everyone!