How can I use hibernate with MS Access?

Question

I want to use hibernate with MS Access. Which dialect should I use and can you give me a sample hibernate configuration file with MS Access?

Answer 1

For MS Access, you'll need the dialect from HXTT. You'll need to use the hibernate support package provided by HXTT. There is also a sample project that you can check for a fully working example.

Below, a sample minimal configuration:

# Hxtt Access dialect sample
hibernate.dialect=com.hxtt.support.hibernate.HxttAccessDialect
hibernate.connection.driver_class=com.hxtt.sql.access.AccessDriver
hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:access:///c:/yourAccessDirectory

PS: If MS Access is not a written in stone requirement, maybe you should consider using something else like... well, anything.