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 new and changed AS/400 Toolbox
for Java functions in JTOpen 2.0.
- Use setting up and system
properties to install and configure AS/400 Toolbox for Java.
Use
the resource classes to access and manage AS/400
resources using a common framework.
- Use the access classes to access and manage resources
on your AS/400.
(If you are accessing AS/400 objects such as jobs, users, or message queues, consider
using the resource classes.)
- Use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) classes to
visually present and manipulate data.
- Use the utility classes to do administrative tasks,
such as using the AS400ToolboxInstaller class and AS400JarMaker class.
- Use 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 while writing less Java code.
- Use the security classes to make secured connections with the AS/400
and verify the identity of a user working on the AS/400 system.
- Use the HTML classes to quickly create HTML forms
and tables.
- Use the 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
topic.
- 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 topic.