Re: Help with Running Embedded Database

[Rajesh Kartha <ka...@gmail.com>]

> Is there a way I package the database in the jar and have it loaded from
there?

A Derby database can be accessed from a CLASSPATH or jar file, but as
read-only. Please
refer the following for more info:

http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.1/devguide/cdevdvlp19700.html

Regards,
Rajesh

On 1/17/06, David Costelloe <da...@welford-costelloe.com> wrote:
>
> Seems I have found the problem in my export.
>
> 1. Derby Jars are not being exported  (only with Fat jar can I get this
> to work)
> 2. Derby embedded database is not being found in the jar (it does exist)
> by the application when it runs.
>
> Seem once I move the jar from where it was built it can't find the
> embedded database so it re-creates the database.
>
> More problem now is if I include the db folders in the jar derby can't
> find the database.
>
> Is there a way I package the database in the jar and have it loaded from
> there?
>
> Seems to me to be not a good way seeing as embedded is not actually
> embedded?
>
> This is confusing to me but i did notice that once I moved the jar and
> ran it in another directory the database directory was re-created only
> without my tables and etc. The jar does contain the database folders as
> below:
>
>
> I'll be happy to give the source if that would help.
>
> Thanks
>
>