Re: System.exit

["Mark Phippard" <MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I assume by the lack of response that no one has figured out a way to do
this?

I am toying with the idea of having the Java program create a data area in
QTEMP by using runtime.exec().

Then the CL program can just check for the data area.



On 05/17/2001 12:38:50 PM owner-java400-l wrote:

> Is there anyway to "exit" from a Java program in such a way that it would
> cause the RUNJVA command to issue a *ESCAPE message?
>
> I want to run a Java class from a CL program using RUNJVA and I want the
> Java program to be able to indicate to the program if it fails.  The
> easiest way to do this would be to just monitor for a message on the
RUNJVA
> command.
>
> However, if the Java program ends with System.exit(-1) it does not cause
> RUNJVA to fail.  It appears that RUNJVA only fails if it cannot load the
> class.
>
> I realize that I could use some of the toolbox classes to do something to
> indicate that it failed, but that just complicates the deployment of the
> class, and right now it is just using the standard Java classes.
>
> Any help for how this might be done would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Phippard
>
>
>
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