Installing IBM Toolbox for Java on your workstation

Before you install IBM Toolbox for Java, make sure to address the workstation requirements that pertain to your environment. How you install IBM Toolbox for Java on your workstation depends on how you want to manage your installation:

This documentation explains how to copy the class files to your workstation. For more information about setting the CLASSPATH on your workstation, refer to the operating system documentation for your workstation or information available at the Sun Java Web site Link outside Information Center.

Note: Using the Toolbox for Java classes in your application also requires that your system meets the requirements for OS/400.

The Toolbox for Java class files are packaged in several jar files, consequently you need to copy one or more of these jar files to your workstation. For more information about which jar files are required for specific Toolbox for Java functions, see Jar files.

Example: Copying jt400.jar

The following example assumes you want to copy jt400.jar, which contains the core IBM Toolbox for Java classes.

To manually copy the jar file, complete the following steps:

  1. Find the jt400.jar file in the following directory:
    /QIBM/ProdData/HTTP/Public/jt400/lib
  2. Copy jt400.jar from the server to your workstation. You can do this in a variety of ways:
  3. Update the CLASSPATH environment variable of your workstation.

You also have the option of using the open source version of Toolbox for Java, called JTOpen. For more information about JTOpen, see the IBM Toolbox for Java and JTOpen Web site Link outside Information Center.