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Changes for page JDBC and Entity Modeler

Last modified by Theodore Petrosky on 2017/04/02 18:37
From version 17.1
edited by Lachlan Scott
on 2007/07/10 20:12
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To version 21.1
edited by Lachlan Scott
on 2007/07/10 20:15
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1 -==== Problem: You encounter the 'JDBC connection failed for driver ...' error message when trying to generate SQL in Entity Modeler.   ====
1 +====  Problem: You encounter the 'JDBC connection failed for driver ...' error message when trying to generate SQL in Entity Modeler.   ====
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3 3  [[image:JDBC connection failed.jpg||]]
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5 5  ==== **Discussion** ====
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7 -either the JDBC driver genuinely cannot be found, or more likely perhaps, your JDBC settings in Entity Modeler are incorrect.
7 +Either the JDBC driver genuinely cannot be found, or more likely perhaps, your JDBC settings in Entity Modeler are incorrect. On Mac OS X, if JDBC drivers are added to /Library/Java/Extensions they should be picked up automatically by Eclipse.
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9 -==== **Solution: Check that the JDBC driver is in your CLASSPATH:**
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9 +==== **Solution - check that the JDBC driver is in your CLASSPATH:** ====
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12 -On the Mac, if JDBC drivers are added to /Library/Java/Extensions they should be picked up automatically by Eclipse. Check your classpath settings in Eclipse as follows: [[image:Checking_CLASSPATH.jpg||]]
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14 +Check your classpath settings in Eclipse as follows:
15 + [[image:Checking_CLASSPATH.jpg||]]
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14 14  * Right-click the project in Package Explorer
15 15  * Select Java Build Path from the left hand list, and Libraries from the tabs in the main field
16 16  * Open the JRE System Library list, and you should see your available JDBC driver see screenshot
17 17  * If you cannot see your driver listed, you must add it. instructions required
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19 -==== **Check JDBC settings in Entity Modeler** ====
22 +==== **Solution - check JDBC settings in Entity Modeler** ====
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21 -Check that the settings for your JDBC driver are correct. Details should be provided by the suppliers. MySQL settings are shown in the screenshot see screenshot. Note that drivers have peculiar use of upper and lower case and that these must be correct for the driver to function. [[image:JDBC_correct_settings_mysql.jpg||]]
24 +Check that the settings for your JDBC driver are correct. Details should be provided by the suppliers. MySQL settings are shown in the screenshot see screenshot. Note that drivers have peculiar use of upper and lower case and that these must be correct for the driver to function.
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26 + [[image:JDBC_correct_settings_mysql.jpg||]]
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24 -==== List of JDBC settings  ====
29 +==== List of JDBC driver settings  ====
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26 26  **MySQL JDBC driver settings:**
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