package com.mindprod.example;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import static java.lang.System.*;
/**
* Demonstrate the how to connect to an Derby Database via JDBC and the embedded driver.
*
* @author Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products
* @version 1.0 2007-09-26
* @since 2007-09-26
*/
public class ConnectJDBCDerbyEmbedded
{
/**
* which database
*/
private static final String DATABASENAME = "SQUIRRELS";
/**
* class name of the JDBC driver
*/
private static final String DRIVERCLASSNAME = "org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver";
/**
* access PASSWORD
*/
private static final String PASSWORD = "sesame";
/**
* login name of user
*/
private static final String USERNAME = "charlie";
/**
* The connection. Handle to the database
*/
private static Connection conn;
/**
* connect to the database
*/
private static Connection connect() throws SQLException
{
try
{
Class.forName( DRIVERCLASSNAME );
}
catch ( Exception e )
{
err.println( "can't load Derby Embedded JDBC driver: "
+ e.getMessage() );
}
return DriverManager.getConnection( "jdbc:derby:" + DATABASENAME + ";create=true;",
USERNAME,
PASSWORD );
}
/**
* initialise the database
*
* @param args not used
*/
public static void main( String[] args ) throws SQLException
{
conn = connect();
conn.close();
}
}