Creating a directory and copying scripts into the directory

To help you complete this activity, you must create a directory and copy several scripts into the new directory. You will use these scripts to quickly add tables and data to a new Derby database.

Tip: A command prompt appears after each command is run. If an error occurs, verify the syntax and retype the command.
  1. Open a command window and change to a directory where you want to store the files that you create during the self-study tutorial activities.
  2. Create the DERBYTUTOR directory. DERBYTUTOR will be your working directory for this activity.
    Operating System Command

    UNIX
    (Korn Shell)

    mkdir DERBYTUTOR

    Windows

    md DERBYTUTOR
  3. Change to the DERBYTUTOR directory.
    Operating System Command

    UNIX
    (Korn Shell)

    cd DERBYTUTOR

    Windows

    cd DERBYTUTOR
  4. Copy the SQL scripts from the Derby  demo\programs\toursdb subdirectory into the DERBYTUTOR directory. You will use these scripts to create tables and add data to a new database, toursdb.
    Operating System Command

    UNIX
    (Korn Shell)

    cp $DERBY_HOME/demo/programs/toursdb/*.sql .

    Windows

    copy %DERBY_HOME%\demo\programs\toursdb\*.sql .
  5. Verify that the files were copied to the DERBYTUTOR directory.
    Operating System Command

    UNIX
    (Korn Shell)

    ls DERBYTUTOR

    Windows

    dir DERBYTUTOR
    Important: Include the dot (.) at the end of each command so that your current working directory is included in the classpath and the files are copied to the correct location.