Choosing a method to run the Derby tools
Getting Started with Derby
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To set up your environment:
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Choosing a method to run the Derby tools and startup utilities
There are several ways that you can run the Derby tools and startup utilities.
The method that you choose to run the tools and utilities determines the environment
variables that you set for Derby.
1. Choose the method that you want to use. The methods are listed in the following
table.
Table 1.
Methods of running the Derby tools and utilities
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 location
of the
java
executable file (usually
JAVA_HOME\bin
) in
the PATH environment
variable
· Include the
DERBY_HOME\bin
directory in the PATH
environment variable
Run the tools using
the
derbyrun.jar
archive file.
Use this method when:
· You have only
the Derby jar files
available (see
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 location
of the
java
executable file (usually
JAVA_HOME\bin
) 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
.
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
· Set the DERBY_HOME
environment variable
· Include the location
of the
java
executable file (usually
JAVA_HOME\bin
) in
the PATH environment
variable
· You must know the full
package name for the
Java class that supports
the tool
