runtime - starting vlc player in java

Question

I tried to start vlc player in Java, but somehow it did not word. Any other Prog I tried worked. Plz have a look at my code:

 try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("K:\...\vlc.exe");
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        System.out.println(ex);
    }

Where is the problem starting videoLAN Player?

Answer 1

The fact remains, you have an error and you don't know what it is. I second the advice to properly connect up (at least!) the stderr stream with a listening thread so you'll see the error message the program is throwing at you.