How do you open a program by using ActionListener in Java? [duplicate]

Question

I am busy creating a GUI in Java with buttons such that if I press a button it must open another program like Excel or Word and also a folder. Is there anyway that this is possible?

Answer 1

You would do something like this...

if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
       Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File("c:\\a.doc"));
}

If they have word then this file will open in word.