The ij Driver name and connection URL

Specifying the Driver Name and database connection URL, summarizes the different ways to specify the driver name and database connection URL.
Table 1. Specifying the Driver Name and database connection URL
Action System Property ij Property ij Command
loading the driver implicitly   ij.connection.connectionName (plus full URL) ij.database (plus full URL) ij.protocolij.protocol.protocolName (plus protocol clause in Connect command) Protocol Connect (plus full URL)
loading the driver explicitly jdbc.drivers -Dij.Driver Driver
specifying the database connection URL   ij.connection.connectionName ij.database Connect
Parent topic: Connecting to a Derby database