How to use SQLDeveloper to connect to embedded Derby database

Question

I have a project using derby and JPA. I can connect to the database fine within my application. I would like to connect to the embedded database with SQL Developer so I can

Answer 1

I was able to get this to work on sql developer 4.0.2.15 using the network driver by adding the driver files to the classpath and then editing the connections.xml file in the directory AppData\Roaming\SQL Developer\system4.0.2.15.21\o.jdeveloper.db.connection.12.1.3.2.41.140418.1111

I did this by copying an sql server connection but it seems to work happily thinking it is an sql server database.

I added the following to the file :

     
      
      
         
            1527/DATABASENAME
         
         
            USERNAME
         
         
            TRUE
         
         
            SQLServer
         
         
            Microsoft SQL Server
         
         
            DATABASENAME
         
         
            HOSTNAME
         
         
            JDBCURL
         
         
            false
         
         
            org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver
         
      
   

You will have to configure it with the appropriate values for DATABASENAME, USERNAME, HOSTNAME and JDBCURL for your database.

I hope this helps