Jean wrote:
>Hi, Susan,
>
>I'll update the integration summary page at >http://incubator.apache.org/derby/papers/misc.html, but I'm a little >confused. What's the difference between this plug-in and the one at >http://incubator.apache.org/derby/papers/derby_plugin.html ?
>
>thanks,
>
>-jean
>> Susan Cline wrote:
>>
>> This plug-in is now available from an IBM download site. As mentioned
>> above, it requires Rajesh's Derby Core plug-in since the Derby plug-in
>>has the derby jar files. The new plug-in is called IBM Integration plug-in for Derby. It's free - although you do have to register for the download and agree to the license.
>>
>>Go to:
>>http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0501cline/
>>
Hi Jean,
Let me clarify a little bit:
The Integration plug-in for Derby contains the DB2 Universal Driver jar files to allow for client connectivity to the Derby Network Server. Additionally, it contains the Eclipse UI component which creates the menu items to start and stop the Derby Network Server, run ij and sysinfo, and also has help documentation.
The Derby core plug-in contains just the derby jar files - derby.jar, derbytools.jar and derbynet.jar, so developers who do not want any Eclipse UI components around Derby can still add the derby jar files to their class path for Eclipse java projects and gain access to the Derby database.
The added benefit of the Integration plug-in is in the ease of use for the familiar derby tools - ij and sysinfo from within Eclipse. Also, the Derby network server can be started and stopped without having to set the environment in a command line environment.
Let me know if this needs further explanation and I'd be happy to try to make it more clear. Thanks for updating the integration page.
Thanks,
Susan
