# I want to use external Jython/Python and Java libraries

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-use-external-jython-python-and-java-libraries/76662>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [July 20, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-use-external-jython-python-and-java-libraries/76662 "2023-07-20T16:34:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miguel\_Sosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Miguel\_Sosa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Sosa)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-use-external-jython-python-and-java-libraries/76662/1 "2023-07-20T16:34:58Z")

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The thing is that i want to read a .DBF file from a machine so the thing is that i want to use external libraries from python or Java to read it and put it in a Tag that is a DataSet, so i'm having problems achieving that, is it possible? how do i do it? where do i put the external library (the exact path in C:) ? ,  
How would the Jython script look in Ignition?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-use-external-jython-python-and-java-libraries/76662/2 "2023-07-20T17:21:01Z")

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You might find this helpful (a JDBC connection is the Right Answer™ for anything database-ish):

> [@JDBC Driver for DBF files (Sesame Software)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-driver-for-dbf-files-sesame-software/22311):
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> Hi All, Life has a way of repeating itself… 8 years ago I started a thread about a DBF driver that helped me and a few others connect to a FoxPro database. [http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-visual-foxpro-database-dbc-file/2531](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-visual-foxpro-database-dbc-file/2531) Now, 2200 miles away, 8 years older (but only a couple years wiser), I am doing a project where I need to connect to a 20-year old extruder running a dBase database on board. Guess what I needed again? A JDBC driver for DBF. Turns out the old one I us…