Running an .exe from a Java program

I want to run a VB .exe from a Java program. Anybody know how to do this? Thanks a lot.
Darrin

Try this small example:
public class RunNP { public static void main(String args[]) { try { Runtime.getRuntime().exec("notepad"); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Exception: " + e); } } }

That should work. What if you wanted to run the .exe in the background, i.e. not visible to the user. Does anyone know how to do that? Thanks. -Tom