[lewishogan]

There's a lot of value in remotely accessible or portable tools. When I was in secondary school I began my experiments with Java using the JXXX compiler service (still available many years later at https://www.innovation.ch/java/java_compile.html). The school didn't allow running executables on the version of Windows used at the time (Windows 7 I believe), but permitted running any kind of JARs (as long as they had the appropriate Manifest to launch without needing access to a command line).

Without access to a service like this it's quite feasible that my entire life path would have changed and I am filled with eternal gratitude that people exist out there who are willing to provide such services.

[mdaniel]

> but permitted running any kind of JARs (as long as they had the appropriate Manifest to launch without needing access to a command line).

Heh, sounds like an opportunity for

    Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe");