Re: Hibernate + PostgreSQL (?) error

On 7 May 2013 15:34, David Alvarez <dalsquared(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

> I am currently attempting to work my way through the set of tutorials,
> posted by Koushik, on the subject of using Hibernate with PostgreSQL, and
> while I am not sure it is Postgres's fault (and therefore whether I am
> asking the right people), it certainly looks like it is. So, to describe
> the problem:
> I am using Eclipse Indigo to implement my Java 7 code (JDK v 1.7), which
> calls the hibernate (v 4.1.12, the latest) framework, which in turn
> (although currently it is only hopefully in the future) calls PostgreSQL (v
> 9.2), which will call the data and allow me to proceed with the tutorial.
> However, when I try to run it Eclipse is reporting the current error (after
> apparently loading the hibernate framework correctly)
>
> "ERROR: HHH000231: Schema export unsuccessful
> org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: FATAL: database
> "localhost:5432/hibernatedb" does not exist"
>
> Now, 'Schema export' sounds like a Hibernate thing (so please forgive me if
> I am posting this in the wrong place, although it is the 'novice' area,
> right?), and so does 'org.postgresql.util.PSQLException' (which looks like a
> Java library, to me), and I do know that the port #5432 is configured and
> running on my local machine, that db 'hibernatedb' does indeed exist, since
> I created and connected to it right before I tried to get this to run, and
> that I do have (or at least as far as I can tell) the correct driver
> installed in the right place in Eclipse (postgresql-9.2-1002.jdc4.jar as a
> 'referenced library')., so I am at a loss. What did I do? And most
> importantly, how do I fix it? Do I need to copy/post any of the associated
> config.xml files, or any screen shots of Eclipse? Where do I do this? (I 'm
> afraid that I am completely new to PSQL and Hibernate, and to this site).
> Any assistance you could give would be greatly appreciated. And thanks in
> advance.

Try using hibernatedb or postgresql://localhost:5432/hibernatedb
rather than just localhost:5432/hibernatedb

localhost:5432/hibernatedb is not a valid URI for postgres connections.

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