There are a number of open source JDBC drivers for SQLLite out there
already (including the one already built into Android).
On Jan 21, 10:22 pm, Elliott Hughes <e...@google.com> wrote:
> On Jan 12, 1:53 pm, jotobjects <jotobje...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jan 11, 9:14 pm, Elliott Hughes <e...@jessies.org> wrote:
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> > > On Dec 19 2009, 2:05 am, kristianlm <kristianl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > hi Elliott,
>
> > > > what exactly does it mean that the driver is unsupported and that
> > > > it shouldn't be used?
>
> > > > are you saying that JDBC should not be used at all?
>
> > > you can use JDBC, though it isn't well tested. but we do publicly
> > > support the java.sql API.
>
> > Hi Elliott -
>
> > You cannot use JDBC if you can't get a Connection. And you cannot get
> > a Connection unless there is some documented way for the DriverManager
> > to find the SQLite driver. ASFAIK this would be done by the platform
> > registering the driver, or it is done in a static initializer in the
> > driver class, hence the use of Class.forName().
>
> > This is the pattern that you apparently say is NOT supported -
>
> > String db = "jdbc:sqlite:" + getFilesDir() + "/test.db";
> > Class.forName("SQLite.JDBCDriver");
> > Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(db);
>
> > So then what is the correct supported way to get a Connection object?
>
> you supply your own driver, and use that.
>
> --elliott
>
> > If there is no documented way then maybe it is true that JDBC is NOT
> > usable on Android currently?
>
> > I don't think JDBC is that critical to the platform but it would be
> > nice to clarify if it is even usable.
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