Persisting and storing data in a JDataStore

Database application development is a feature of JBuilder Professional and Enterprise. Distributed application development is a feature of JBuilder Enterprise.

JDataStore is a high-performance, small-footprint, 100% Pure Java multifaceted data storage solution. It is:

An all-Java visual JDataStore Explorer helps you manage your datastores.

For the most complete and up-to-date information on using a DataStore, refer to the JDataStore Developer's Guide.

When to use a JDataStore

When to use a JDataStore:

For more information on using JDataStores, refer to the JDataStore Developer's Guide.

Using the JDataStore Explorer

Using the JDataStore Explorer, you can

Use the Tools|JDataStore Explorer menu command to launch the JDataStore Explorer.

JDataStore Explorer

JDataStore operations

To create a new JDataStore,

  1. Open the JDataStore Explorer by selecting Tools|JDataStore Explorer.
  2. Select File|New or click the New JDataStore button.

  3. Enter a name for the new store and choose OK. The store is created and opened in the Explorer.

To import a text file into a data set,
  1. Select Tools|Import|Text Into Table.
  2. Supply the input text file and the store name of the data set to be created

    The contents of the text file must be in the delimited format that JBuilder exports to, and there must be a .schema file with the same name in the directory to define the structure of the target data set (to create a .schema file, see "Exporting data"). The default store name is the input file name, including the extension. Since this operation creates a data set, not a file stream, you'll probably want to omit the extension from the store name.

  3. Choose OK.

To import a file into a file stream,

  1. Select Tools|Import|File.
  2. Supply an input file name and the store name of the data set to be created, and choose OK.

To verify the open JDataStore, select Tools|Verify JDataStore or click the Verify JDataStore button.

The entire store is verified and the results are displayed in the Verifier Log window. After you've closed the log window, you view it again by selecting View|Verifier Log.

For more information on using the JDataStore Explorer, refer to the JDataStore Developer's Guide.