John Embretsen replied to my query about packaging a derby db in an
exe file:
> If your database is read-only, I guess you could put your database
> in a jar (your application jar file) and the wrap the jar in an exe
> file
>
To my embarrassment, I wrote last night:
I tried that last summer when we were first playing with derby, and I
gave up as I was unable to find a path to the database.
and gave examples of my feeble attempts.
And then at breakfast this morning I realized that perhaps I should
reference the application jar file itself (for some reason that
didn't seem right to me):
jdbc:derby:jar:(MyApp.jar)MyDB
That works a treat. (And, obviously, it's not Windows-specific - so I
changed the subject again.)
Perhaps an example of this sort might be included in a future update
of the derby developer docs - others might want to package a db in an
app.
Thanks again for all the help from list members.
David
