First extract the connector-mxj.jar or mysql-connector-gpl-[ver]-db-files.jar file, as outlined in the previous section (see Section 17.4.6.1, “Creating your own Connector/MXJ Package”).

First, create your database and populate the database with the information you require in an existing instance of MySQL - including Connector/MXJ instances. Data file formats are compatible across platforms.

Shutdown the instance of MySQL.

Create a JAR file of the data directory and databases that you want to include your Connector/MXJ package. You should include the mysql database, which includes user authentication information, in addition to the specific databases you want to include. For example, to create a JAR of the mysql and mxjtest databases:

shell> jar -cf ../data_dir.jar mysql mxjtest

For Connector/MXJ 5.0.3 or earlier, copy the data_dir.jar file into the extracted connector-mxj.jar directory, and then create an archive for connector-mxj.jar.

For Connector/MXJ 5.0.4 or later, copy the data_dir.jar file into the extracted mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver]-db-files.jar directory, and then create an archive for mysql-connector-mxj-db-gpl-[ver]--files.jar.