Ian wrote:
Abbas Pardawala wrote: Hi,
I need to create an application that will connect to DB2 on OS/390. We
have Websphere 5 with IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.
I was wondering if there is any way to check that db2www is installed
with it or not?
It would be extremely helpful if someone could direct me to resources
on setting up an web application using db2www.
Isn't db2www another name for Net.Data? Is this still a current product?
db2www is Net.Data.
IBM announcement letter 202-214 on September 17, 2002
contained this text:
Net.Data® will no longer be enhanced or made available
as a component of DB2 Universal Database. Customers
that wish to utilize Net.Data with DB2 UDB for UNIX,
Windows, and Linux V8 servers can download V7.2 of
Net.Data from:
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/net...ort/index.html
While V7.2 of Net.Data continues to be available free
of charge, customers are encouraged to consider
migrating applications to use WebSphere Application
Server. **Net.Data V7.2 will continue to be available
for download while DB2 UDB V7.2 is sold by IBM.**
Net.Data V7.2 usage will be supported with DB2 UDB V8
servers for as long as DB2 UDB V7.2 remains supported.
However, since IBM stopped selling DB2 UDB
v7.2 in November of 2002, they may have removed the free
Net.Data download from the website. (Anyway, I couldn't find
any trace of it just now).
Since the o.p. already had WAS v5 installed, this
seems like a good time to learn how to write JSP
code that retrieves DB2 data via JDBC calls.
Also, since DB2/390 is the data source, DB2 Connect
will also be required (whether either JSP or Net.Data
is used).
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