try{
Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
File dir=new File(".");
File dir1=new File(".\\python\\a");
System.out.println("Curr dir  .  : "+dir.getCanonicalPath());
System.out.println("Curr dir   ..  : "+dir1.getCanonicalPath());
p = r.exec(".\\python\\a\\a.exe",null,dir1);
//p = r.exec("cmd /c c:\\python26\\python C:\\Users\\DevTech\\workspace\\callPython\\src\\a.py");
//System.out.println("msg:"+msg);
//sending the command arguments to python files(in the cases of "wait for" and "Repeat"
// System.out.println("in pywedo"+msg);

OutputStream os = p.getOutputStream();
msg+="\n";
os.write( msg.getBytes() );
os.flush();
os.close();
//11/10/2011
//p.waitFor();

//p.waitFor();
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader br1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getErrorStream()));
String line = "";
        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null)
        {
        System.out.println("returned: from Manager: "+line);
        status=line;
        }
        String line1="";
        while ((line1 = br1.readLine()) != null)
        {
        System.out.println("returned error: from Manager: "+line1);
        status=line1;
        }