JAVA on the mainframe

Question

Hello,
I am trying to get the following Java program complied on our Z/os mainframe;
public class Hello {                    
public static void main(String[] args) {
  System.out.println("Hello, World!");  
}          However when I compile I get the following compilation errors;
� javac Hello.java                         
Hello.java:5: illegal character: \168                
  public static void main(String[] args) {           
                            �                   
Hello.java:7: ')' expected                           
   �                                                 
Hello.java:5: cannot resolve symbol                  
symbol  : class String[                              
location: class Hello                                
  public static void main(String[] args) {           
                     �                          
Hello.java:5: missing method body, or declare abstract
  public static void main(String[] args) {           
                �                               
4 errors                                              Does anybody know what might be causing this problem?
I have a feeling it might be something to do with the mainframe using EBCDIC rather then ASCII, but that could just be me clutching at straws.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Where do you edit the java file? Directly on the mainframe using a terminal emulator? If yes, make sure the code page configured for the emulator matches the one on the mainframe. Or perhaps you edit it on a PC and you transfer it to the mainframe using FTP or IND$FILE transfer? In this case, make sure the code page configured for the file transfer is correct.