| Method |
When to Use |
Requirements |
| Run the tools using the command shell scripts that are provided with Derby. |
Use this method when you want to run the tools with the least amount
of typing and have installed the full bin distribution of Derby. |
- Set the DERBY_HOME environment variable
- Include the java.exe file in the PATH environment variable
- Include the DERBY_HOME\bin directory in the PATH environment
variable
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| Run the tools using the derbyrun.jar archive file. |
Use this method when:
- You have only the Derby jar
files available (see Libraries provided by Derby), and
do not have the full bin distribution of Derby
- You do not want to use the scripts that are provided with Derby
|
- Set the DERBY_HOME environment variable
- Include the java.exe file in the PATH environment variable
The derbyrun.jar file must be in the same folder
as the other Derby .jar
files.
For more information see the syntax
for the derbyrun.jar file.
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| Run the tools using the complete java syntax or
use Derby in a Java program. |
Use this method when:
- You do not have the derbyrun.jar file or the Derby scripts
installed.
- You want to learn the full syntax of each command and understand the details
of setting up the execution environment.
- You are developing application programs with Derby
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- Set the DERBY_HOME environment variable
- Include the java.exefile in the PATH environment variable
- You must know the full package name for the Java class that supports the
tool
- The CLASSPATH environment variable must be set to include the required
JAR files.
For details on setting the CLASSPATH, see Manually setting the CLASSPATH environment variable.
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