installing MongoDB java driver
I'm really new in Java and also MongoDB world. I would like to use MongoDB and Java. I have downloaded MongoDB driver for java. It is a jar file, my question is how can I use this Jar file. I've used this command but I got an error:
java -jar mongo-java-driver-2.9.3-javadoc.jar
and the error:
no main manifest attribute, in mongo-java-driver-2.9.3-javadoc.jar
could you please help me to solve the problem?
Answer
First, that is not the correct jar. The jar you are referencing above contains the javadocs.
The driver jar is: mongo-java-driver-2.9.3.jar.
Secondly, you need to add the jar to your project's classpath in order to use it. These are not executable jars. Take a look at the getting started docs here:
There is no "installing" the driver. You just add it as a dependency in your project and you use it in your code. You do have to install the database itself. The installation packages for the database are available here: http://www.mongodb.org/downloads