You have three options for
installing the AS/400 Toolbox for Java classes:
- Install the full AS/400 Toolbox for Java package on your AS/400
- The advantage of installing to the AS/400 directly is that it
gives you a centralized administration point for maintaining the
classes.
- Install the full AS/400 Toolbox for Java package on your
workstation
- If you choose not to install the full package on your
workstation you may be dissatisfied with the performance of
starting your application. For example, when a low-speed
communication link connects AS/400 and the workstation, the
performance of loading classes from the AS/400 to the workstation
may be unacceptable.
- Another advantage of installing the full package to your
workstation is if your Java application accesses classes via the
CLASSPATH environment variable, you do not need a method of file
redirection. However, if the classes are on the AS/400 and your
Java application accesses classes via the CLASSPATH, you do need a
method of file redirection, such as Client Access for AS/400.
- By using proxy support, you can
download the minimum amount of AS/400 Toolbox for Java classes to
your workstation and still enjoy most of the advantages of
installing the full package. The classes that you install with the
proxy jar file allow you to call many of the AS/400 Toolbox for
Java classes. The proxy classes then work with a proxy server
(gateway) which, in turn, accesses the remaining AS/400 Toolbox for
Java classes remotely.