Hibernate: make database only if not exists [closed]

Question

I want Hibernate make database file (SQLite), but only if not exists.

Now in hibernate.cfg.xml I have this line:

<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto">create</property> 

The problem is that database file is been creating in all the time, even the file exists.

Answer 1

Try switching the value to update

<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto">update</property> 

Answer 2

Try This:

<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto">update</property> 

Difference between create and update is that, update will update your database if database tables are already created and will create if database tables are not created.

And create will create tables of database. And if tables are already created then it will drop all the tables and again create tables. In this case your data would be lost.

It is my personal advise to use update.