Creating a JDBC Data Source

You can create a JDBC data source to connect from your Java application, based on CData JDBC Driver for xBase.

Follow these steps:

1. Add the driver JAR file to the classpath. The JAR file is located in the installation directory's lib subfolder. Ensure that the .lic file is located in the same folder as the JAR file.
2. Provide the driver class. For example:
   

   cdata.jdbc.xbase.xBaseDriver

3. Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
   

   jdbc:xbase:Data Source=C:\\MyData;

   Or, if there is a conflict in your application between drivers using the same URL format, use this form to ensure that you are using the CData driver:
   

   jdbc:cdata:xbase:Data Source=C:\\MyData;

   Ensure that the URL starts with either jdbc:xbase: or jdbc:cdata:xbase:. The URL can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

The DataSource property must be set to the name of the folder that contains the .dbf files. Specify the IncludeFiles property to work with xBase table files having extensions that differ from .dbf. Specify multiple extensions in a comma-separated list. Specify the CodePage property to set correct encoding for text fields in .dbf tables.