RE: CLASSPATH

[Magne Kofoed <magne@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I've been using the Jakarta Poi java classes in RPG and here 
is what I do (cl) before the RPG creates a MS Excel worksheet 
in a batch job:

CHGCURDIR  DIR('/jar/poi')                          
ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(CLASSPATH) +                      
VALUE('.:/jar/poi:/jar/poi/jakartapoi151.jar') +    
             REPLACE(*YES)                          
CALL RPGPGM
RMVENVVAR  ENVVAR(CLASSPATH)  


Regards,
Magne
                                       



Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:12:04 -0500
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Add To Address 
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Subject: RE: CLASSPATH 
To: <java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 


Thanks for the suggestions guys.  I guess I should have known 
that despite 
the emphasis on Java on the box that it wouldn't be simple! 

The script and Java solutions suggested I'm sure work just 
fine, but I'm 
mainly interested in setting the CLASSPATH so that RPG 
programs can call 
Java methods - therefore I need to find a solution that will 
preferably work 
from RPG (or worst case CL).  I'm going to be teaching a 
bunch of RPG 
programmers who know little or no Java how to interface to 
the Jakata POI 
classes and similar stuff.  Having to first teach them Java 
or worse still 
(with apologies to David) qshell scripting (which I'm sure 
makes sense to 
somebody - but it ain't me!) first is not going to be 
productive. 

I'll just have to tell them about it since a utility using 
IFS APIs would 
also require explanation! 

Jon Paris 
Partner400 
www.Partner400.com