Patrick_Stiady wrote:
2. I have downloaded and extracted mysql-connector-java-5.1.7-bin.jar from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/... and set the eclipse build path to use the file as an external JAR.
3. I have also tried to use either mysql-connector-java-5.1.5.jar, mysql-5.1.5.jar, mysql-connector-java.jar, or mysql.jar installed by Synaptic manager from Ubuntu repositories.
Don't try random drivers. Use the driver suitable to your DB version. Which MySQL server version are you using? At any way, did they all give the same error? Does the MySQL server accept TCP/IP connections? The mysqld should be started without the --skip-networking option.
10. I have not tried using netbeans IDE, since I have problem to download large file. Do many people think that it could be IDE problem?
Certainly not. The IDE is just a tool. Also forget Netbeans for a while, it is in no way better than Eclipse.