Cross-platform way to open a file using Java 1.5

Question

I\'m using Java 1.5 and I\'d like to launch the associated application to open the file. I know that Java 1.6 introduced the Desktop API, but I need a solution for J

Answer 1

You can use the OS default way to open it for you.

• Windows: "cmd /c fileName
• Linux w/gnome "gnome-open filename"
• Linux w/Kde ??
• OSx "open filename"