How to create installer once finished with Java Desktop Application with MySQL DB?

Question

I have finished writing a Java Desktop application with a mySQL database. I want to make the application run outside netbeans and let it be installed on other computers. I know

Answer 1

1) Is there a way I can create a setup file that also installs the database and the application together?

See my answer to Java based Standalone application.

2) Also my database path is hard coded, does that mean I have to change the code every time I install my application for someone, what is the better way to do that?

Have the DB installer pop a JFileChooser to ask the user where they want to install the DB. Store that path using the JNLP API PersistenceService. Here is my demo. of the PersistenceService.