IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver

WebSphere Application Server supports the IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver. The IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver is included with the IBM Toolbox for Java product.

IBM Toolbox for Java is a library of Java classes that are optimized for accessing iSeries and AS/400 data and resources. Use the IBM Toolbox for Java JDBC driver to access local or remote DB2 UDB for iSeries 400 databases from server-side and client Java applications that run on any platform that supports Java.

IBM Toolbox for Java is available in these versions:

IBM Toolbox for Java licensed program

The licensed program is available with every OS/400 release, starting with V4 Release 2 (V4R2). We can install the licensed program on your iSeries 400 system, and then either copy the IBM Toolbox for Java JAR file (jt400.jar) to your system or update your system classpath to locate the server installation. Product documentation for IBM Toolbox for Java is available from the iSeries information center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/index.htm Locate the documentation by traversing the following path in the left-hand navigation window of the iSeries information center: Programming > Java > IBM Toolbox for Java.

JTOpen

JTOpen is the open source version of IBM Toolbox for Java, and is more frequently updated than the licensed program version. We can download JTOpen from http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/toolbox/downloads.htm. We can also download the JTOpen Programming Guide. The guide includes instructions for installing JTOpen and information about the JDBC driver.

The JDBC driver for both versions supports JDBC 2.0. For more information about IBM Toolbox for Java and JTOpen, see the product Web site at http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/toolbox/index.html.

Note: If you are using WAS on platforms other than iSeries, use the JTOpen version of the Toolbox JDBC driver.


 

See Also


Variables

 

Related Tasks


Configure and use the jt400.jar file
Configuring WebSphere variables