How do I execute a perl script in java?

Question

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? — Thilo
– Thilo, Commented Oct 18, 2010 at 1:33

wkl · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-18 01:32:51Z

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Without knowing any more of the requirements:

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

answered Oct 18, 2010 at 1:32

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