Re: JDBC Driver Connection problems

From: C. Ferguson <c_ferguson_at_rationalconcepts.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 13:50:57 -0700
Message-ID: <37D18631.60216580@rationalconcepts.com>

Hi,
Is the oracle driver in the classpath of the servlet? Can you configure your servlet engine to "pick up" the classes111.zip or classes12.zip file also. If not, try unzipping the classes111.zip or classes12.zip file in the servlet class directory.

Hope that helps,
Cindy

jove1111_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> I'm trying to connect to a database from a servlet.
>
> I would like to use :
> Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
>
> followed by :
> "con=DriverManager.getConnection
> ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@DBNAME:1533", "user","password");
>
> but I can only use "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"
> followed by :
> con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:DB","User", "Password");
>
> why is that?
> the error massage is "could not load driver..."
>
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Received on Sat Sep 04 1999 - 15:50:57 CDT