Finished Java project, now creating jar or .exe file (with Database)

Question

So, i\'ve just finished a small java application, with database and stuff... I used Netbeans and Mysql, now i want to export my project so i can use it anywhere i want; any comp

Answer 1

You can look at MySQL Connector/MXJ to embed your mysql database in your application.

But be aware that this package is no longer under active development:

Due to very low demand, MySQL has stopped development and support for Connector/MXJ. Source and binaries for previously released versions will continue to be available from archives.

An alternative solutation would be using another database like SQLite, H2 or HSQLDB

Answer 2

When you were programming in netbeans did you include the database within netbeans? Here is a guide on how to do this.

https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/mysql.html

Also here is a second guide on how to Packaging and Distributing Java Desktop Applications

https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/javase-deploy.html

I hope these help.

If not just go over your step you took to build the app.

Answer 3

if you really want to give your users a good experience, I would suggest you implement a embedded database in your application instead.

Look at: http://www.h2database.com/

It's free and open source and I use it heavily myself. It supports embedded (where it creates flat database files on the computer), in-memory, and server-mode, where you have the possibility of letting multiple-applications share the same database.

It's just a jar file you include in your application, and then the users wont have to install neither MySQL, have access to MySQL on a network drive or need other database software installed. (depending on your requirements, it might also be a good idea to look into Hibernate, to have some more abstraction between the different RDBMS).

Answer 4

In order to get a database built-in to the application, consider HSQLDB, which is an in-memory database.

http://hsqldb.org/

It can run entirely in the JVM without any external resources.

Answer 5

You can create an executable jar by exporting your project through eclipse. You can do this by following these steps:

• Right click on the Project
• Export as Jar file