Using 3270 Pathway

3270 Pathway is a Java Bean, shipped as a single, stand-alone, Java Archive File (JAR). It does not need to be uncompressed, nor do files need to be extracted from it. It can be used in the following ways:

  1. Within a Java Application.
  2. Within a Java Applet.
  3. Within a Java IDE
Note: This documentation assumes the user is familiar with JAR concepts. For futher information on JARs visit java.sun.com

Within a Java Application

Simple examples of using the 3270 Pathway Bean in a Java Application have been provided.

Within a Java Applet

Look at the supplied sample 3270 Pathway Bean Sample for a simple example of using the 3270 Pathway Bean within a Java Applet.

Note: Under the Java applet security model it is not possible to connect to any other host other than one from which it was served. In order to address this you may want to consider running the Telnet Router 'kixrouter' on your Web Server machine.

Within an IDE

There are many IDEs on the market and their support for Java Beans varies widely. We cannot supply generalisations on how to make the 3270 Pathway Bean accessible within your IDE. Some IDEs require that the Jar is imported into the environment. Others simply need to know the location of where the jar is stored.

Consult the manufacters documentation to see how your particular IDE handles Jars.


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