[Squirrel-sql-users] How to setup Squirrel v3.8.1 for usage with Java 9?

[Ben <bxs...@ya...>]

After a while of inactivity (meanwhile I upgraded to (32bit) Java v1.8.0_181) I started again Squirrel v3.8.1 (under Win7)

Much to my surprise Squirrel seems to be no longer able to (auto)connect to started MySQL database v5.7.22

In the pane at the bottom of Squirrel I can read:

"Recent files settings are lost due to changes concerning Java 9 compatibility. Former settings can be found in ..\pSettings\RecentFilesXmlBean.xml."

Hmm, what does that mean?

How can I now connect to existing MySQL DB?

Ben