Running web apps with J2SE 5 in WAS v6.1 ....

[Mike Burdette <Mike.Burdette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all:

We have a vendor API which requires Java 5, J2SE 5, to run. This has 
raised two issues for us:

1.)  We are currently running WAS Express 5.1 on V5R3M0. This version will 
not run Java 5 web apps, but from what I have read 
(http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.express.iseries.doc/info/iseriesexp/ae/covr_j2ee.html
 
, see link at bottom, "Migrating to Java 2SE 5"), it seems WAS 6 can run a 
Java 5 web app. Has anyone had any experience/luck with this? Is anyone 
out there using WAS Express to run Java 5 web apps?

2.) We are unable to develop Java 5 applications in WDSC 5.1 or WDSC 6. I 
was told, through this list, that the solution is to go to WDSC V7. We do 
not have V7, and have been told we have no plans to order it. I have set 
up a quick and dirty development environment using eclipse/tomcat with the 
Sysdio plugin. Are there any other suggestions?

Thanks

Mike