AS/400 Toolbox for Java
AS/400 Toolbox for Java
What it is
AS/400 Toolbox for Java is a set of Java classes that allow you to
access AS/400 data through a Java program. With these classes, you
can write client/server applications, applets, and servlets that
work with data on your AS/400. You can also run Java applications
that use the AS/400 Toolbox for Java on the Java virtual machine
for AS/400.
How it works
AS/400 Toolbox for Java uses the AS/400 Host Servers as
access points to the system. However, you do not need Client Access
to use AS/400 Toolbox for Java. Each server runs in a separate job
on the AS/400, and each server job sends and receives data streams
on a socket connection.
How to use these pages
- Use What's new for a summary of V4R5 new and changed
AS/400 Toolbox for Java functions.
- Use setting up and system
properties to install and configure AS/400 Toolbox for Java.
- Use AS/400 Toolbox for Java access
classes to access and manage resources on your AS/400.
- Use AS/400 Toolbox for Java graphical user
interface (GUI) classes to visually present and manipulate
data.
- Use the AS/400 Toolbox for Java utility
classes to do administrative tasks, such as using the
AS400ToolboxInstaller class and AS400JarMaker class.
Use the AS/400 Toolbox
for Java proxy support if you want the
minimum number of classes downloaded on the client.
- Use JavaBeans, which are the components
for the AS/400 Toolbox for Java, as reusable software components in
your applications.
- Use the Graphical Toolbox to create
your own GUI panels.
- Use the Program Call Markup Language
(PCML) to call AS/400 programs by writing less Java code.
Use the Security classes to make secured connections
with the AS/400, verify a user's identity working on the AS/400,
and verify the identity of a user working on the AS/400
system.
- Use the AS/400 Toolbox for Java HTML
classes to quickly create HTML forms and tables.
- Use the AS/400 Toolbox for Java Servlet
classes to assist in retrieving and formatting data for use in
Java servlets.
How to get additional information:
- Follow our tips for programming with
the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.
- Use the tutorial to see code
examples with detailed descriptions of what is happening in the
example.
- Use the examples section to navigate
to the code examples that are provided throughout this
document.
- Use the Javadoc section for detailed
information about each of the classes.
See our reference section for more information about
HTML, XHTML, Java, and Servlets.
- Use print this topic to download a
PDF or zip file of the HTML files that comprise the AS/400 Toolbox
for Java documentation.
How to see what's new or changed:
To help you see where technical changes have been made, this
information uses:
- The
image to mark where new or changed
information begins.
- The
image to mark where new or changed
information ends.