Workbook_open Event Not Working

I have a batch file that opens a workbook that has a workbook_open event associated with it.

When I run the batch file from a dos prompt it works fine and the workbook_open code is executed.

However, when I run the batch file using an Runtime.exec() java function within webMethods, the behavior is different. All of the code in the batch file is executed properly, except, when the workbook is opened, the workbook_open event does not run.

Does anybody have any ideas why the code doesn’t run?