Fixes and enhancements in as400 JTOpen 6.5.1 (released 2009-05-20)
- Data area: Fixed breakage in JTOpen 6.5: NoClassDefFoundError on Sun JVM's.
- Print: Fixed breakage in JTOpen 6.5: NoClassDefFoundError on Sun JVM's.
- User space: Fixed breakage in JTOpen 6.5: NoClassDefFoundError on Sun JVM's.
What is IBMs Toolbox for Java
The IBM Toolbox for Java is a set of Java classes that allow you to
access IBM i, i5/OS, or OS/400 data through a Java program. With these classes,
you can write client/server applications, applets, and servlets that work
with data on your IBM i, i5/OS, or OS/400 system. You can also run Java
applications that use the IBM Toolbox for Java on the IBM i, i5/OS, or
OS/400 Java Virtual Machine.
The Toolbox is available as an installable licensed program for the AS/400
as of OS/400 V4R2 and the iSeries as of OS/400 V5R1. Here is a breakdown of
Toolbox releases versus operating system versions:
Toolbox Installs on Connects to
release LPP release OS/400 version OS/400 version
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V4R2 5763JC1 V3R2M0 V3R2 and up V3R2 and up
V4R3 5763JC1 V3R2M1 V3R2 and up V3R2 and up
V4R4 5769JC1 V4R2M0 V4R2 and up V4R2 and up
V4R5 5769JC1 V4R5M0 V4R3 and up V4R2 and up
V5R1 5722JC1 V5R1M0 V4R4 and up V4R3 and up
V5R2 5722JC1 V5R2M0 V4R5 and up V4R5 and up
V5R3(*) 5722JC1 V5R3M0 V5R1 and up V5R1 and up
V5R4(**) 5722JC1 V5R4M0 V5R2 and up V5R2 and up
JTOpen 1.x Not applicable Not applicable V4R3 and up
JTOpen 2.x Not applicable Not applicable V4R4 and up
JTOpen 3.x Not applicable Not applicable V4R5 and up
JTOpen 4.0-4.2 Not applicable Not applicable V4R5 and up
JTOpen 4.3-4.7 5722JC1 V5R3M0 V5R1 and up V5R1 and up
JTOpen 4.8+ 5722JC1 V5R4M0 V5R2 and up V5R2 and up
JTOpen 6.1+ 5761JC1 V6R1M0 V5R3 and up V5R3 and up
(*) Note: Toolbox release V5R3 is equivalent to JTOpen 4.3.
(**) Note: Toolbox release V5R4 is equivalent to JTOpen 4.8.
Newer versions of the Toolbox are backwards-compatible with earlier
versions. Upgrading to a newer version is usually recommended, with the one
main exception being that the Toolbox is only supported for connection
to servers running either of the two prior releases of i5/OS or OS/400.
Why Open Source?
We have chosen to make the Toolbox code open source for the following reasons:
1. To obtain new functions and features from the Toolbox user community.
2. To respond with customer and business partners requirements as rapidly
as possible.
3. To improve the ability for our customers to build and debug their own
applications when using the Toolbox functions.
4. To continue the drive to keep the IBM i platform a leader with Java technology
for application development.
Differences between JTOpen and the Toolbox LPP
1. The initial release of the source code for JTOpen used the V4R5
Toolbox codebase. That is, the Java code in the open source repository
is the same code that was used to build the V4R5 Toolbox LPP. JTOpen 2.0x
uses the V5R1 Toolbox as its codebase. The latest release of JTOpen
(JTOpen 6.x) uses the V6R1 Toolbox as its codebase.
2. When bugs are reported, fixes will be committed to JTOpen as soon as
they are realized. When applicable, these same fixes will be committed
to the Toolbox LPP and made available in a future PTF or service pack.
3. Any new functionality that is committed to JTOpen will be subsequently
added, when applicable, into the Toolbox LPP and made available in a
future PTF or service pack.
Note: All changes to JTOpen are made under the control and at the
discretion of the JTOpen Core Team. All changes to the Toolbox LPP
are made under the control and at the discretion of IBM.
4. In general, the Toolbox LPP is supported directly by IBM. JTOpen
is supported by the JTOpen user community, in which IBM participates
and contributes, specifically through developer email, the JTOpen
mailing list, and the JTOpen web forum
5. Pursuant to the IBM Public License, programmers are free to alter the
JTOpen source code and to distribute it with their own applications.
Download and installation of JTOpen
Requirements
Briefly, the requirements for using the JTOpen code are as follows:
1. A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with a 1.2.x or higher JDK/JRE. The JTOpen
team highly recommends moving to the latest supported release of the JDK/JRE, as
maintaining backwards-compatible code with older releases becomes
increasingly difficult to support over time.
2. Almost all JTOpen functions require a TCP/IP connection to an IBM i server.
a. The server must be IBM i, i5/OS, or OS/400 V4R3 or higher.
b. The server must have the Option 12 Host Servers installed and
running. JTOpen uses the host servers as TCP/IP endpoints to
communicate with the server from a client.
c. If the Java application using JTOpen is being run directly on a server
running IBM i, i5/OS, or OS/400, then certain JTOpen functions might use
native API and/or local socket calls to improve performance.
This will only occur under certain conditions, and only if the file
jt400Native.jar is included in the application's CLASSPATH.
3. For GUI programming, either Java 2 or Swing 1.1 or higher is required.
Files
JTOpen is comprised of the following files:
Jar file Contents
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jtopen_x_x_source.zip This is a zip file of all the source files in the repository.
It is not a Java jar file.
jtopen_x_x_javadoc.zip This is a zip file of the javadoc (in HTML format) for
the JTOpen source files. It is not a Java jar file.
jt400.jar(*) This is the main JTOpen jar file. It contains almost all open
source code (except for the few Toolbox classes that could
not be open-sourced), including the utilities package,
and the JDBC driver (JDBC 3.0).
jt400Micro.jar(*) This contains the ToolboxME (Micro Edition) classes for
use on a handheld device.
jt400Native.jar(*) Previously known as jt400Access.zip, this jar does not
contain the vaccess package. It does contain the native
optimization classes necessary for running performance-enhanced
applications on IBM i, i5/OS, or OS/400 JVM.
jt400Proxy.jar(*) This jar contains just the classes needed to run a client
application using the Toolbox proxy server. It is
especially useful in environments where a smaller jar
is needed.
jt400Servlet.jar(*) This jar contains the html and servlet packages.
jui400.jar(*) Contains the PDML runtime packages as provided by
the Graphical Toolbox.
uitools.jar(*) Contains the GUI Builder packages as provided by the
Graphical Toolbox.
util400.jar(*) Contains various utilities.
composer.jar(*) Contains XSL stylesheet composer classes.
reportwriter.jar(*) Contains XSL report processor classes.
outputwriters.jar(*) Contains PDF, PCL, and font classes.
tes.jar(*) Contains the IBM i Graphical Debugger.
jtopen_x_x_jdbc40.zip This zip file contains versions of jt400.jar and
jt400Native.jar (along with source code) that are
compatible for use with JDBC 4.0. This zip file requires
that you be running on Java 6.0 or higher.
(*) Files contained in file jtopen_x_x.zip.
There are other jar files shipped in the download for JTOpen off of the Toolbox
downloads page. Those jar files do not (yet) contain JTOpen code. They are
provided as a convenience to the developer and to mirror the objects that ship
with the Toolbox LPP.
Building and Using JTOpen
Instructions for using JTOpen:
1. Download the JTOpen jt400.jar.
2. Add it to your CLASSPATH.
3. Run your application.
Instructions for building all or part of the as400 JTOpen source code:
Note: Complete build instructions are specified in the commentary in file
/build/build.xml
1. Download the JTOpen jt400.jar.
2. Download any source files you want to change. The src.zip file includes
all of the source in the repository for convenience.
3. Set up your CLASSPATH to include everything in the correct order:
a. Your source files should be in your CLASSPATH first. Note that you
cannot point to src.zip - you must unzip it, since it contains only
source files.
b. Next, add jt400.jar.
c. Your CLASSPATH should look something like this:
CLASSPATH=C:\jt400\MyApp;C:\jt400\jt400.jar;...
4. Compile your source.
5. Run your as400 application that uses JTOpen.
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