Start changeSetting up the Graphical Toolbox

Installing the Graphical Toolbox on your workstation

To develop Java programs using the Graphical Toolbox, you should install the Graphical Toolbox JAR files on your workstation.  There are two ways to do this.

If you have already installed the AS/400 Toolbox for Java licensed program on an AS/400, you can copy the JAR files from the directory /QIBM/ProdData/HTTP/Public/jt400/lib.  You can use FTP to do this (ensure that you transfer the files in binary mode), or use Client Access/400 to map a network drive.  The AS400ToolboxInstaller class that comes with the AS/400 Toolbox for Java can also be used to install the Graphical Toolbox JAR files - specify the package name "OPNAV". For more information, see Client installation and update classes.

You can also install the Graphical Toolbox when you install Client Access Express.  The AS/400 Toolbox for Java is now shipped as part of Client Access Express.  If you are installing Client Access Express for the first time, choose Custom Install and select the AS/400 Toolbox for Java component on the install menu.  If you have already installed Client Access Express, you can use the Selective Setup program to install this component if it is not already present.

Setting your classpath

The Graphical Toolbox is delivered as a set of JAR files: To use the Graphical Toolbox, you must add these JAR files to your CLASSPATH environment variable (or specify them on the classpath option on the command line).  For example, if you have copied the files to the directory C:\jt400\lib on your workstation, you must add the following path names to your classpath:
        C:\jt400\lib\uitools.jar;
        C:\jt400\lib\jui400.jar;
        C:\jt400\lib\data400.jar;
        C:\jt400\lib\util400.jar;
        C:\jt400\lib\x4j400.jar;

If you have installed the Graphical Toolbox using Client Access Express, the JAR files will all reside in the directory \Program Files\Ibm\Client Access\jt400\lib on the drive where you have installed Client Access Express.  The path names in your classpath should reflect this.
 
Note:  Internationalized versions of the GUI Builder and Resource Script Converter tools are available.  To run a non-U.S. English version you must add the correct version of uitools.jar for your language and country to your Graphical Toolbox installation.  These JAR files are available on the AS/400 in /QIBM/ProdData/HTTP/Public/jt400/Mri29xx, where 29xx is the 4-digit OS/400 NLV code corresponding to your language and country.  (The names of the JAR files in the various MRI29xx directories include the correct 2-character Java language and country code suffixes.)  This additional JAR file should be added to your classpath ahead of uitools.jar in the search order. 

Using the Graphical Toolbox

Once you have installed the Graphical Toolbox, follow these links to learn how to use the tools:

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