Using Java DB in Desktop Applications

Sun, IBM, other companies, and individuals have been actively involved in development of the relational database as part of the Apache Derby community. Sun distributes Java DB in many of its products, including the Sun Java Enterprise System and the Sun Java System Application Server. Desktop applications can now access powerful database storage with triggers, stored procedures, and support for SQL, Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) software, and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, formerly referred to as J2EE), all embedded within the same Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This paper describes how to download, install, integrate, and deploy Java DB within desktop Java technology applications. A demo application called Address Book demonstrates how to work with Java DB as an embedded database.