run C exe from JAVA

I am unable to run a C exe from java.It is possible to run a notepad.exe from java but, when I am trying to run a C exe, it is giving an environment 16 bit MS DOS error.

the code:
try{
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
String[]callAndArgs= {"notepad.exe"}; // {C:\\TCC\\ADG.EXE} for C exe
rt.exec(callAndArgs);


System.out.println("I am in try block");
}
catch(Exception e)

or

try {
String[] cmd = {"C:\\TCC\\ADG.EXE"};
Process p=Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd); //tell the path.
p.waitFor();
System.out.println("i am in try block");
}
catch(Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
the error:
C:\windows\system32\ntvdm.exe
Error while setting up environment for the application.

Please reply asap.

there is another overloaded exec method in the Runtime class where you can set up the environment variables for a particular executable

Hi Shyam,
Can you please help me with the code..?It will be very much helpful to me.

There is an easy sol. to ur prblem I had the same a few days ago... ur code can run a 32 bit exe but not a 16 bit exe but u must hv compiled ur C code using a TC compiler that produses a 16 bit exe rather try some 32 bit compiler like DJGPP to make an exe of ur C code and then use the same code u posted above it'll work fine...