Hi Gerd,
Thank you for your reply.
You stated " The help file was update and adjusted to the new Driver dialog. " and then qualify it with "The change will be available in future snapshots and versions."
In what snapshot/version will the updated Help file be available?
Regarding the location of the driver that I am trying to add, I first tried it by adding it from its default location:
C:\connx32\connxjdbc\java\jar\connxjdbc.jar
But the result was the exact same error that I received in the my last screen shot
(Could not find class com.connx.jdbc.driver in neither the Java class path nor the Extra class path of the connx_jdbc driver definition:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.connx.jdbc.driver"
Since the updated documentation is not yet available, can you please explain what the new workflow is based on the new UI, on how to add a driver to Squirrel?
Best regards,
Chris Fergus
Senior Technical Support Enginner
Chr...@so...
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The help file was update and adjusted to the new Driver dialog. The change will be available in future snapshots and versions.
Here are two excerpts of the changes:
Concerning the "JDBC Driver Class Path" tab:
"The Add button will display a File Open dialog allowing you to select one or more jar files or directories."
Concerning the "SQuirreL Java Class Path" tab:
"The entries in the Java Class path tab show the directories and jars in SQuirreL's class path. Note that SQuirreL does not ship drivers and that driver libs (jars) should not be copied into SQuirreL's class path. but instead should be added to the JDBC Driver Class Path and should be kept outside your SQuirreL installation directory."
Gerd
On 15.03.25 06:03, Fergus, Chris via Squirrel-sql-users wrote:
> I'm still running into issues with Squirrel SQL client and need some
> assistance.
>
> I have Tried installing Squirrel 4.6 and installing an older JDK, but
> ultimately ended up with Squirrell 4.8 and JDK 22. I've double checked
> the environment variables and based on documentation, the environment
> variables are set correctly. But, I'm still running into the same
> issues. The two tabs in the Add driver screen below don't match the
> documentation and therefore, the documented workflow to add a driver
> doesn't work. Yet, when I try to add a driver, it throws a interesting
> error- It is looking for the class within the documented names for the
> two tabs (Java class path and Extra class path.)
>
> If the UI had changed in v4.8 (names of the two tabs,) then why hasn't
> the documentation been updated to reflect this UI change? Based on the
> error below, It is looking more like there is an issue with my
> installation of Squirrel but, I have no way of verifying this, unless
> someone on this mailing list is willing to respond with some useful
> feedback...more than "Looks like they've been swapped in the latest
> version. I too was stumped for a few moments." - clearly not very
> useful information.
>
> If the UI has changed, then how does one add a driver, now? Orwhat
> version of Squirrel and what version of the JDK should I install that
> matches the documentation?
>
> When I tried installing Squirrel 4.6, I would have to install a
> version of the JDK that is quite old and the download site warned not
> to install it in a prod environment.
>
> Anyway, sorry for venting. Some help would greatly be appreciated!
>
> Are there any SQuirreL developers on this mailing list? If so, would
> it be possible to get some feedback from one of them regarding this issue?
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Chris Fergus*
>
> Senior Technical Support Enginner
> Software AG USA Inc, 3380 146th Place SE Suite 110, Bellevue, WA
> 98007, United States of America
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> *From:*Fergus, Chris
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 5, 2025 5:11 PM
> *To:* 'squ...@li...' <squirrel-sql-
> us...@li...>
> *Subject:* Adding a driver window looks different from how it is
> described in the documentation
>
> Hello Squirrel users,
>
> I recently installed SQuirreL in a Windows 11 laptop and have found
> that the two tabs within the "Add driver" Window are both labeled
> differently
>
> than what is shown in the documentation.
>
> The Add driver Window in my installation of SQuirreL shows this:
>
> While the documentation shows the two tabs labeled like this:
>
> I have squirrel-sql-snapshot-20250216_2134-standard installed and
>
> I have jdk-23_windows-x64 installed and JavaSetup8u441 installed.
>
> It is unclear if the issue is a misconfiguration of SQuirreL or a
> compatibility issue with the JDK that I have installed.
>
> Any help with resolving this issue will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Chris Fergus*
>
> Senior Technical Support Enginner
> Chr...@so... <mailto:Chr...@so...>
> Software AG USA Inc, 3380 146th Place SE Suite 110, Bellevue, WA
> 98007, United States of America
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