How to Configure an eXist Data Source

Oxygen XML Editor supports eXist database server versions up to and including version 2.2. The steps for configuring a data source for an eXist database are as follows:

  1. Open the Preferences dialog box and go to Data Sources.
  2. Click the New button in the Data Sources panel.
  3. Enter a unique name for the data source.
  4. Select eXist from the driver Type drop-down menu.
  5. Click the Add button to add the eXist driver files.

    The following driver files should be added in the dialog box for setting up the eXist datasource. They are found in the installation directory of the eXist database server. Make sure you copy the files from the installation of the eXist server where you want to connect from Oxygen XML Editor.

    • exist.jar
    • lib/core/xmldb.jar
    • lib/core/xmlrpc-client-3.1.x.jar
    • lib/core/xmlrpc-common-3.1.x.jar
    • lib/core/ws-commons-util-1.0.x.jar
    • lib/core/slf4j-api-1.x.x.jar (if available)
    • lib/core/slf4j-log4j12-1.x.x.jar (if available)

    The version number from the driver file names may be different for your eXist server installation.

  6. Click the OK button to finish the connection configuration.
    To watch our video demonstration about running XQuery against an eXist XML database, go to http://www.oxygenxml.com/demo/eXist_Database.html.
Parent topic: How to Configure eXist Support