Dave Newton wrote: >On Wednesday 03 April 2002 03:50 am, Chuck Amadi wrote: > >>Sorry if sounds pathetic nevetheless i have downloaded the (mysql) >>mm.mysql-2.0.4-bin.jar file . >>I was able to get the PostgrSql to function correctly by installing >>dbtags taglibrary and followed the configuration steps. >> >>Anyway there is a dbtag.tld that resides in /WEB-INF sub directory of my >>web application is this therefore utilised by both tag library Jar Files >>. As i have to add a taglib element to my web app deployment descriptor >>in my web.xml. >> >>Thus i created my own mysql.tld as nothing else works nor this.So assume >>that >> >><taglib> >> <taglib-uri>mm.mysql-2.0.4-bin.jar</taglib-uri> >> <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/mysql.tld</taglib-location> >></taglib> >> >>So assume that the tag element below is functionally for both Jar Files. >> >><taglib> >> <taglib-uri>http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/dbtags</taglib-uri> >> <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/dbtags.tld</taglib-location> >></taglib> >> > >I'm confused; the mm.mysql isn't a taglib. > >Dave > Sorry for the confusion i mean i have downloaded the mysql driver and i won't to confirm the following:
Does the dbtags.taglibrary that i know functions with postgresql, also does and works the same way as the postgresql driver . Thus i assume all i then do is add the open database connection like so and just use org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver instead of org.postgresql.Driver. I have this jar (mm.mysql-2.0.4-bin.jar) in my WEB-INF/lib dir of my web application. <%-- open database connction--%> <table border ="5" > <!-- sets the table background to light blue--> <sql:connection id="conn1"> <sql:url>jdbc:postgresql://***.**.*.**/plan1</sql:url> <sql:driver>org.postgresql.Driver</sql:driver> <sql:userId>*****</sql:userId> <sql:password>****</sql:password> </sql:connection> Cheers Chuck Amadi Systems Programmer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
