Well I tried ctrl-Break but this is all I got:
2008-04-03 14:22:19
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (10.0-b19 mixed mode, sharing):
"Thread-2" daemon prio=6 tid=0x030df400
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Some searching on System.in.read() indicates this Windows problem is
well known - nobody seems have a way around it to detect a keypress
in a Command Prompt window without using in.read() and available()
doesnt work. Using a GUI of course it is simple.
Bill
So I am going with
while( true ){
try { Thread.sleep(1000);
}catch(InterruptedException e){}
}
but this has the great disadvantage of not giving you a chance
to shut down gracefully.
(Wondering what the minimum AWT window would be.....)
Bill