Clearing the dos screen using java

hi
I want to clear the dos screen using java.
I saw 2 solutions on the net(given below) , but both did not work. Can someone
advise how I can go about doing this ? I'm
working on Windows2000.

Thanks in advance.

Seema

1. char esc = 27; // ESC code
String clear = esc + "[2J" // note case
System.out.print(clear); // Dos screen should be cleared

2. Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "cmd.exe /c cls" ) ;

for (int i=0; i<24; i++) System.out.println("");

(Replace 24 by some other number if your DOS screen has more than 24 lines.)

If you find you are spending a lot of time trying to make your DOS input and
output look nice, that is a hint that you should be using a GUI instead.

PC2

"seema mani" <seemamani@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> hi
> I want to clear the dos screen using java.
> I saw 2 solutions on the net(given below) , but both did not work. Can
someone
> advise how I can go about doing this ? I'm
> working on Windows2000.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Seema
>
> 1. char esc = 27; // ESC code
> String clear = esc + "[2J" // note case
> System.out.print(clear); // Dos screen should be cleared
>
> 2. Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "cmd.exe /c cls" ) ;
>
>