I need to know if the JDK is enough

[bonecone]

I've installed the JDK and I'm writing applets that I can execute from the command line. But I want to make double-clickable, stand-alone windows applications that can interact with a database. Can I make this with a simple text-editor and a command-line compiler, or do I need some sort of IDE?

[JosAH]

Yep, the JDK and a decent text editor are enough and most people here advise you to use them because an IDE (Eclipse, Netbeans etc) do many things behind you back which can be a blessing if you already know what you're doing.

kind regards,

Jos

[bonecone]

Does it have its own DBMS or does it need to operate in conjunction with an externally created database, like Access?

[JosAH]

Does it have its own DBMS or does it need to operate in conjunction with an externally created database, like Access?

The Oracle/Sun JDK comes (came?) shipped with JavaDB (aka Derby); but it can also be downloaded separately. imho it's the easiest one to set up and Google is your friend here.

kind regards,

Jos

[bonecone]

The Oracle/Sun JDK comes (came?) shipped with JavaDB (aka Derby); but it can also be downloaded separately. imho it's the easiest one to set up and Google is your friend here.

kind regards,

Jos

Thanks! I found a short tutorial for getting started with Derby as well. Java databasing with Derby • The Register

[JosAH]

Yep, and here's its home page.

kind regards,

Jos