Need free db2 (mainframe) query tool

Question

I thought TOAD Freeware would be a good choice, but it doesn't support ZOS (mainframe?) connections, only the paid version.

Suggestions for a alternative?

Answer 1

I use SquirrelSQL, a free, Java-based SQL query tool which works really well for DB2. It has a DB2 add-in as well. If you need any help getting started, let me know.

Answer 2

You'll be very unlikely to get this without a paid version. IBM guards its mainframe data very well.

For example, while the standard DB2 Connect clients ship with db2jcc_licence_cu.jar, that's the Cloudscape and LUW (Linux/Unix/Windows) license.

To connect to the mainframe, you need db2jcc_licence_cisuz.jar (for Cloudscape, iSeries, SQLJ, LUW and z/OS). And that only ships with high end versions of DB2 Connect.