How do I open an image in the default image viewer using Java on Windows?

Question

I have a button to view an image attached to a log entry and when the user clicks that button I want it to open the image in the user\'s default image viewer on a Windows ma

Answer 1

Another solution that works well on Windows XP/Vista/7 and can open any type of file (url, doc, xml, image, etc.)

Process p;
try {
    String command = "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler \""+ new File(filename).getAbsolutePath() +"\"";

    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
    p.waitFor();

} catch (IOException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block

} catch (InterruptedException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
}