Can you use createFrom to create a database from a backup database stored in a JAR file?

[Michael Vinca]

Hello,
I wasn't sure if this was going to work or not. There was nothing in the documentation to suggest it would, I was just hopeful. I tried searching the archives for "createFrom" but only got one hit, so I hope this is not a repeat question.
I am attempting to create a writable database from a read only database in a JAR file. The idea is to have a clickable JAR file that can determine if an external database exists, and if not, creates it from an original (not blank) database stored within the JAR file. A code snippet follows:

// Connect to the database
try
{
Class.forName( "org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver" ).newInstance(); //Start up derby
}
catch( Exception e )
{
e.printStackTrace();
throw new RuntimeException( e );
}
String databaseUri = PreferenceController.Instance().getPreferenceDirectory().getAbsolutePath() +
java.io.File.separatorChar + "vEat";
try
{
// Check to see if the database exists
java.io.File database = new java.io.File( databaseUri );
if( !database.exists() )
{
databaseUri = "jdbc:derby:" + databaseUri;
System.out.println( "Attempting to create database: " + databaseUri );
// Database does not exist. Copy the default to the preference directory
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection( databaseUri +
";createFrom=/org/vinca/vEat/database/vEat" );
conn.close();
}
}
catch( SQLException e )
{
// Couldn't access the database.

(Please excuse my poorly named databaseUri variable...)
The JAR file does include the database, I checked.

I get the following output (some stack removed):

Attempting to create database: jdbc:derby:/Users/michaelj/Library/Preferences/vEat/vEat
SQL Exception: Failed to start database '/Users/michaelj/Library/Preferences/vEat/vEat', see the next exception for details.
at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.newEmbedSQLException(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.newEmbedSQLException(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.generateCsSQLException(Unknown Source)
…
ERROR XBM0Y: Backup database directory /org/vinca/vEat/database/vEat not found. Please make sure that the specified backup path is right.
at org.apache.derby.iapi.error.StandardException.newException(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.derby.impl.services.monitor.PersistentServiceImpl.recreateServiceRoot(Unknown Source)
…
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: SQL Exception: Backup database directory /org/vinca/vEat/database/vEat not found. Please make sure that the specified backup path is right.
at org.vinca.vEat.controller.IdMapper.<init>(IdMapper.java:62)
…
Caused by: SQL Exception: Backup database directory /org/vinca/vEat/database/vEat not found. Please make sure that the specified backup path is right.
…

So I assume that my attempt is not supported by Derby. Can anyone confirm? Also, anyone have any alternate suggestions on how to accomplish creating a single JAR that can use a pre-made, but writable, database?

Thank you,

Mike Vinca