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AutoIT exe works manually but while invoking with JAVA, it just launches cmd and nothing happens after that

I have an AutoIT script here : 

;Launch CMD
Run("C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe")
sleep(2000)
$cmdHandle = WinActivate("C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe")
Sleep(2000)

;Sending document
ControlSend($cmdHandle, "", "", "ftp" & @CRLF)
ControlSend($cmdHandle, "", "", "open" & @CRLF)
Sleep(2000)
ControlSend($cmdHandle, "", "", "first command" & @CRLF)
Sleep(2000)
ControlSend($cmdHandle, "", "", "second-coomand" & @CRLF)

first-command and second-command I can't provide cause it's internal. I have complied this .au3 file into an exe and it does the work. But I need to invoke this with Java. Java code I have tried is : 

 ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("C:\\Users\\username\\eclipse-workspace\\Examples\\src\\com\\own\\examples\\etc.exe");
    pb.start();
    Thread.sleep(5000);

Through java it just launches the cmd and nothing happens after that. Please help !!

Solution

  • Try sending /c or the /k switches as the first argument in your AutoIt script. This tends to be the requirements when sending arguments to batch-files or cmd related things from non cmd or batch instances. For example, try using:

    ControlSend($cmdHandle, "/c", "first command" & @CRLF)

    then see if it works from java.