HP NonStop Development Environment for Eclipse

Course overview

This course prepares you to use the HP NonStop Development Environment for Eclipse (NSDEE) to develop, build, and deploy applications for the Integrity NonStop and Integrity NonStop BladeSystem. Topics include the installation of Eclipse, NSDEE and prerequisite products, the use of the supplied skeleton programs, the accessing of SQL/MP and SQL/MX databases, the inclusion of existing code, and the use of the Eclipse debugger and Visual Inspect. Languages covered are C/C++, COBOL, pTAL, and Java. The 2-day course is 70 percent lecture and 30 percent hands-on labs using HP servers.

Prerequisites

• Concepts and Facilities for HP NonStop Systems (U4147S)
• At least six months development experience on NonStop servers

Audience

• Application developers
• System analysts
• Technical support personnel

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Install Eclipse, NSDEE, and prerequisite products
• Use NSDEE to generate, edit, compile, and deploy applications
• Change NSDEE configuration options and project properties
• Debug applications using the Eclipse debugger or Visual Inspect
• Convert existing ETK projects to NSDEE

Benefits to you

• Learn how to install and use HP NonStop Development Environment for Eclipse (NSDEE) to create applications in an open environment
• Gain an understanding of how you can use other Eclipse plug-ins to expand the product's capabilities
• Gain valuable hands-on experience using Eclipse and NSDEE

Course outline

• Eclipse background and key features
• Benefits of using Eclipse with NSDEE
• Project types

Module 2 - Installation

• Installation requirements and steps
• Cygwin installation
• Cross compiler installation
• Eclipse and NSDEE installation
• Starting Eclipse
• The NonStop perspective
• Lab: installing Eclipse and NSDEE

Module 3 - Basic Operations

• Creating a project
• Getting help
• Setting initial preferences
• Editing, building, and deploying a project
• Launching an application from Eclipse
• Lab: create and deploy a simple application

Module 4 - Additional Operations

• Using existing source files
• Creating new build configurations
• Changing compiler and linker properties
• Using the included tools
• Accessing Guardian procedures
• Eclipse local history feature
• Backing up and restoring projects and files
• Remote file editing
• Lab: create and deploy an application using existing source files

Module 5 - NSDEE Debugging

• Creating debug configurations
• Controlling execution
• Displaying and changing data variables
• Watch expressions
• Accessing Native Inspect commands
• Analyzing snapshot/save bend files
• Debugging a running process
• Lab: use the Eclipse debugger to debug applications in different languages

Module 6 - Visual Inspect

• Starting Visual Inspect
• Application and program control views
• Controlling execution
• Displaying and changing data variables
• Watch windows
• Source file assignment
• Lab: use Visual Inspect to debug applications in different languages

Module 7 - Using SQL

• Installing and accessing ODBC/MX
• SQL/MX preprocessors
• Creating projects with SQL
• SQL/MP requirements
• SCA broker
• Lab: create and deploy projects that use SQL/MX and SQL/MP

Module 8 - Java Projects

• Creating a Java project
• Deployable JAR files
• Executing on NonStop systems
• Accessing JToolkit
• Using the Eclipse debugger and NonStop Java
• Lab: create and debug a Java project

Module 9 - Remote Projects

• Creating remote projects
• Remote build operations
• Simultaneous file update detection

Module 10 - Miscellaneous Topics

• Changing a skeleton program
• Displaying configuration information
• Error logs

Module 11 - Converting ETK Projects

• The migration utility
• Propagated properties
• Adjusting properties
• Linked resources

Onsite Delivery Equipment Requirements

• Integrity NonStop system running H06.14 or later, or Integrity NonStop BladeSystem running J06.04 or later
• Software:
• SQL/MX and SQL/MP
• NonStop Java
• Workstations:
  • TNS/E cross-compilers
  • JDBC type 4 driver
  • Java 1.5
  • Eclipse and NSDEE