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Created attachment 131047 [details] Option not available anymore?? The previous versions of NetBeans IDE had an option when creating a new project to choose Database Desktop Application, but this seems to have been removed from version 7.2.1 for some reason. I am asking that NetBeans put this template back, as it is very necessary for many database administration needs.... I can create a new database, and connect it, and can even create tables within the new database, but I am unable to create an application for the database, and it is really frustrating!! Do I need to go back and install an older version of NetBeans to work with databases??
(In reply to comment #0) > The previous versions of NetBeans IDE had an option when creating > a new project to choose Database Desktop Application, but this seems > to have been removed from version 7.2.1 for some reason. That's because the SAF support was dropped. (See note at the beginning of http://netbeans.org/kb/70/java/gui-db.html) You could try this plugin: http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/43836/swing-application-framework-support > Do I need to go back and install an older version of NetBeans to work with > databases? You can also work with databases from standard Java Application and JPA. In your Java Application project, click any package, right-click, select New -> Other..., and explore: - Persistence -> Entity Classes from Database - Persistence -> JPA Controller classes from Entity Classes - Swing GUI Forms -> Master/Detail Sample Form If you are creating a new application, the recommended solution is creating NetBeans platform application. See this tutorial: http://platform.netbeans.org/tutorials/nbm-crud.html
This is not a bug in database support - Database Desktop Application was a base for java projects. While this could be reassigned to java, the answer from Jaroslav is correct - closing the bug here.