Richard is correct -- you can't connect to the MySQL database directly. The sandbox does not permit direct network connections:
http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/runtime.html#The_Sandbox But you can build a HTTP-accessible web service in front of it and use App Engine's URL Fetch service to ping this in order to interact with your MySQL database indirectly. - Jason On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you'll need to build a web service in front of the MySQL db > and call it from GAE's urlfetch. I don't see how you could connect > directly. > > Regards, > Richard > > On Oct 22, 7:54 am, seagull1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > For my app, I need to access an external MySQL database and add data > > (this is a connection between my app and a project outside of my > > control). My app uses JDOs and all that what not. > > > > I see that java.sql is on the white list, but perhaps some other > > things are not (Drivers and ability to make eternal connections) > > > > So, is there a way for me to make this connection to the external > > MySQL database? > > > > Thank you for the help > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
