Open the Netbeans software and open the Java project you want to use to connect to the database. When you open a project, a list of files and folders display in the left navigation panel.

With the Jersey library added to my NetBeans 6.1 project and the plugin installation verified, it is time to start developing a simple Jersey-based web service.

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