A Derby database is a directory containing a fairly distinctive set of files. 
You could use file system operations to see if a directory by that name exists 
and then check to see if it has the right files.

Donald

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From: Teja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> How do I check if the database exists already? I know create=true in the
> connection url creates if db doesn't exist and throws a SQLWarning if exists
> already, but is there a way to know for sure that a database exists already
> before connecting?
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