Hi Dan,
Yep, way obsolete.
Java on the AS/400 comes with the OS. For Windows ( and most other )
development environments:
Download the JDK ( Java SE 8u31 is current ) and documentation from:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/index-jsp-138363.html
For IDE ( Interactive Developer Environment - way beyond editors ):
https://eclipse.org/
OR
https://netbeans.org/
Some people also like IntelliJ IDEA, a for pay commercial IDE:
https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/
For learning Java:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
It's free and pretty good, although typically 80% solutions, bur will get
you started in many areas. There are large numbers of Java books in print
and online, many free online and forums. What's best for you depends to a
large extent on your background.
All of the above ( other than installing on Windows ) is mostly platform
generic. I say mostly because for systems like the AS/400 ( er, i, er name
du jour ) there is no graphics capability.
The Toolbox for Java ( JTOpen ) is probably your best friend for the
AS/400:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/toolbox/
IMO, you should also strongly consider what applications you should
actually run on the AS/400. While it initially seems appealing to call it
from RPG, go native, etc. you gain a lot and avoid much hassle running Java
on a Windows/Linux server and using JTOpen to access and communicate with
the AS,400 and programs running on it.
HTH,
Joe Sam
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 4:50 PM
To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
Subject: Java for RPG Programmers, 2nd edition still useful?
My new workplace has the 2nd edition (published in 2002), complete with
CD-ROM.
From the book: "...you should get the JDK for Windows from
www.java.sun.com/products (follow the link for Java 2 SDK)." Obviously,
this is obsolete. The link took me to Oracle's website, and I'm not really
sure where to go from here. I'm guessing all of the software on the CD-ROM
is obsolete; it includes:
* Eclipse SDK Release 1.0 for Windows
* IBM Toolbox for Java
* IBM Java Runtime Environment
It looks like the Toolbox is available for download from IBM.
Also,
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ appears to have the
complete package.
As you can tell, I'm a bit confused as to what I should download and
install. Any advice for a Java noob?
midrange.com
