# I want to use external Jython/Python and Java libraries **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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")
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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-use-external-jython-python-and-java-libraries/76662)._