Hi, I am trying to execute a batch file from a JSP page.But when i run the JSP page using tomcat,my tomcat stops the service.I am using Tomcat version 5.5 and JDK version 1.5. But when i run the same code using command prompt,i get the output. The following are the contents of my JSP page. HTML: <html> <title>hello world</html> <body bgcolor=pink> <% try { Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:/vin.bat"); System.exit(0); } catch (Throwable t) { t.printStackTrace(); } %> </body> </html> The batch file vin.bat contains the following lines: start c:/hello.txt Pls help me to figure out a solution. Thanks & Regards, Vineetha