RE: Newbie query for JAVA on AS400

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy!

Getting started with Java on the iSeries is always interesting.  There are
two things I would stress at the very beginning.

First, you don't have to compile on the iSeries!  Class files are platform
independent, so you can compile a class on your workstation and simply copy
it to the iSeries.

Second, the IFS on the iSeries is very much like the standard hierarchical
file system of a PC or a Unix workstation.  You have directories and
subdirectories just like any other file system.  There are many ways to
access the IFS; the one most often used is QShell.  From an iSeries command
line, simply type the command STRQSH and you will be presented with a
command line that is very similar to a DOS/Unix command line.  It has most
of the standard Unix commands, and you can use this shell to compile and run
Java code just like you would in any other environment.

Joe


> From: Ramprasad
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Where should I store the source .java file on the system and how to
> compile
> it to get the .CLASS file...?
> 
> I would also like to know, the location of the existing class files on the
> AS400.
> 
> I would like to know how to retrive the classpath on the existing AS400
> setup.