On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 6:50 AM, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 4:39 AM, System Programmer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > <snip> > I sort of assumed that you are wanting to develop and test your z/OS > based application on your desktop Eclipse. Development is possible in this > scenario, but the resultant Java class / jar files need to be deployed to > z/OS for testing.If what you were wanting is "cooperative" processing where > you run an application on your desktop which accesses z/OS resources such > as data sets, that's an entirely different kettle of fish. If this latter > case, I would look at the Co:Z code on the Dovetailed Technologies (the > original developers of JZOS!). Go here: > http://dovetail.com/downloads/coz/index.html and download the source > code. This is C++ code to interface with the Co:Z tools on z/OS via an SSH > connection. You could probably transliterate this from C++ to Java code. > And then use it to do some z/OS stuff on your desktop; such as reading / > writing files (including SPOOL). No, I have not looked into do this. I'm > too lazy. I'd just use the compiled desktop tools (on the same site) and > use something like a system() call to invoke them to do "whatever". > Well, I just downloaded the latest Co:Z source distribution. And the above _appears to me_ (IANAL) that "transliterating" from C++ to Java is no longer allowed under the License. The source used to be licensed under the Apache Software License 2.0. But it is now licensed differently. It does not appear, to me, to be a normal "open source" license. Because you are specifically forbidden. " 3. LICENSE RESTRICTIONS. You shall not, nor shall You authorize any other person or entity to:... (b) modify, adapt, alter, translate, or create derivative works of the Software; ... (d) develop an alternative to the Software that is based on or derived from, in whole or in part, the Software or Documentation; " -- The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled culinary vessel will not achieve 100 degrees on the Celsius scale. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
