Re: Will Oracle 9i let me connect using jdbc right "out of the box"

"Simon Harvey" <noThanks_at_pdf.com> wrote in message news:3d54dcbc_5_at_news.teranews.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I'm having some problems connecting to oracle from my java program. I have
a
> really simple question that would eliminate a whole line of other
questions
> for me in one go:
>
> I've downloaded oralce 9i from the oracle site. I've installed it as the
> personal edition. I can get third party software such as toad to connect
to
> it straight away. Should I be able to get my java program to connect
without
> installing anyting else?
>
> Maybe i need to elaborate on that last bit a tiny bit more. The only way I
> know how to connect to a database is by (I'm using windows) going to the
> control panel, starting the odbc DSN utility and making a new DSN. I can
see
> that there is definately a driver and I can set up a dsn from there. But
it
> doesnt work.
>
> So, without getting into error messages at runtime and what not - should
> this in theory, work. I don't need to install anything else?
>
> Many thanks to you all
>
> Simon
>
>

Oracle comes with jdbc drivers and documentation is online at http://otn.oracle.com
Instead of crossposting to every imagineable group please try to verify what you have installed by running the Oracle installer and use other Oracle provided resources.

Regards

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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