How can I open an HTML file in the default browser from a Java Swing application?

Question

My Java Swing application generates an HTML file, and I want to open it with the default browser when it is generated and saved. How can I do this?

Answer 1

If you're not using Java 6 (or not sure your users will) - you can use Bare Bones Browser Launcher to launch the default browser. It uses Java 6 Desktop.open() if available, and falls back to platform specific approaches if it's not.

Answer 2

You can try this:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("hh.exe index.chm");

Answer 3

Check this page, this can give you a much more detailed usage of the Desktop API.

Answer 4

If you are using Java 6, use Desktop.open(). It allows you to open any file with the default application associated with its file type on the system.