Executing a different Jar file from another java program

Question

As a part of my program, I have a connections manager that receives a connection from a client, and then gives the client a port number and a password to use to connect. A

Answer 1

Include jar in the classpath and call the main method of the Main-class of the jar from your main.

Suppose Main-class of CytoscapeInterface.jar is JarMain.class (You can look it up in META-INF of CytoscapeInterface.jar), then from your program, call it like this:

JarMain.main(new String[]{"arg1", "arg2"});

You can also call it from a new Thread so that you can continue with your program.

        new Thread(
        new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                try {
                    JarMain.main(new String[]{"arg1", "arg2"});
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        }).start();