Once you have downloaded the driver, you have to import it into your IDE, on eclipse you have to go to your build path and import external jar files.
Christian On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:44 AM, GumbyGWTBeginner <[email protected] > wrote: > > As mentioned I am a beginner. > > I am sure I have missed something? > > Import what and from where? > > Stephan > > On Sep 4, 10:32 pm, Christian Goudreau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Did you import the Jar file into your projet ? > > > > Christian > > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:54 AM, GumbyGWTBeginner > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I have built a very small client / server side app to read a MYSQL > > > database. > > > > > I have installed the MySQL via the Windows installer. Set a database > > > via the Console of MySQL. > > > > > When I get to the Servre side code listed below it fails as loading > > > the Driver. > > > > > I know I am missing something as I am real new at this. Do I have to > > > install a driver on my pc first for this to work........really > > > frustrating. > > > > > Any help would greatly appreciated. > > > > > Error Message: > > > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver > > > > > public Connection getConnection() throws Exception { > > > String driver = "org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver"; // > > > com.mysql.jdbc.Driver > > > String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dogs"; // > > > 127.0.0.1:3306/dogs"; > > > String username = "root"; > > > String password = "mypass"; > > > > > Class.forName(driver).newInstance(); // load MySQL > driver > > > Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, > username, > > > password); > > > } > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" 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-web-toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
