Writing your first IBM® Toolbox for Java program

To begin this simple exercise, you must have installed Java™ on your workstation. You can decide which version you want to install by reviewing Requirements for running Java applications.

After you have Java installed on your client, complete the following tasks:

  1. Copy jt400.jar to the workstation.
  2. Add jt400.jar to the CLASSPATH on your workstation by appending the full path of the JAR file to the CLASSPATH. For example, when the jt400.jar file resides in the c:\lib directory on your workstation (running Windows®), add the following to the end of your CLASSPATH statement: 
         ;c:\lib\jt400.jar
  3. Open a text editor and type the first simple programming example
    Note: Make sure to leave out the text that refers to the Notes (for example, Note 1, Note 2, and so on). Save the new document with the name CmdCall.java.
  4. Start a command session on your workstation and use the following command to compile the simple programming example: 
         javac CmdCall.java
  5. In the command session, type the following command to run the simple programming example: 
         java CmdCall

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