ClassNotFoundException whe using mySQL connector on Eclipse IoT

[TTony5]

Hi,

I am trying to connect an Intel Edison to a mySQL database in Java using Eclipse IoT dev. I added the mySQL connector to the classpath but I keep getting a ClassNotFound Exception.

I do not understand what is hapenning or even if it is possible to use this library on the Intel Edison.

Class.forName cannot be foundjava.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

Please, any ideas about this?

[Pedro_M_Intel · Accepted solution]

Hello TonyMontes,

I personally have never tried to add mySQL to Eclipse but I found http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kathleen/classes/cs3200/JDBCtutorial.pdf this guide, in step 2 they install the Connector/J driver so their program can connect to MySQL, you could check it to see if it helps you. This https://examples.javacodegeeks.com/core-java/mysql-connector-for-java-how-to-install-in-eclipse-and-... other guide looks even more complete, it might be worth looking at it as well.

Let me know if those documents help you install mySQL connector.

Peter.

[TTony5]

Thanks Peter,

I forgot to mention that I already have the Connector installed and it works fine when creating a regular Java project, however it throws the ClassNotFoundException when running the code on a Java Intel IoT project.

[Pedro_M_Intel]

I see, can you share your code or an example code? I would like to test it to see if I can replicate the issue.

Peter.