My professor asks us to make a java program that asks the user to input the data and the data inputted should automatically be inserted into a table in sql developer.
I have a background in Java and database but i'm not familiar with creating JDBC applications.
I searched a tutorial online and it said that i need to register the JDBC driver first. I ran the code in my compiler but it outputs Error: unable to load driver class!
.
What should i do for it to register?
I still don't know the concept of Class.forName();
Secondly, it errors a SQLException: No suitable drivers found
I don't know what's wrong in my code but the connection details in my SQL developer is this:
Connection name: mariel
Connection details: mariel@//localhost:1521/XEXDB
The code:
import java.sql.* ;
public class employeeMode{
public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
String USER = "mariel";
String PASS = "1234";
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}
EDIT:
I fixed it! Thank you everyone! here's the working code:
import java.sql.* ;
public class employeeMode{
public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:mariel@//localhost:1521/XEXDB";
String USER = "mariel";
String PASS = "1234";
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}
Add a jar that goes with the database
for oracle the connection string is
jdbc:oracle:thin:username
/password
@url
:port
:schema
for Mysql follow the link
@Mariel,
have you installed Oracle 10g or any version Database,
i think Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"); is unable to find any database connection which you have installed your system
download ojdbcxxx.jar file from below drive
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/jdbc/index-091264.html
First you have to load the driver and then create the connection as below.
Also you have to put the ojdbc jar in the classpath.
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
import java.sql.* ;
public class employeeMode{
public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
String USER = "mariel";
String PASS = "1234";
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}
You must have to add oracle driver jar file which is available on net http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/apps-tech/jdbc-112010-090769.html. then apply it in your class path.
First you try to make the connection using drivermanager before load your oracle driver
first you should add oracle ojdbc6-11.2.0.4.jar file to load the oracle driver
you can separate your two methods one to open and the second to close your database connection as below you
public class BDConnection
{
private static final String DB_DRIVER = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
private static final String DB_CONNECTION = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
private static final String DB_USER = "mariel";
private static final String DB_PASSWORD = "1234";
}
public static Connection getDBConnection() {
Connection dbConnection = null;
try {
Class.forName(DB_DRIVER);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
try {
return DriverManager.getConnection(
DB_CONNECTION, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD);
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
return dbConnection;
}
public static void closeMyConnection(Connection connection) {
try {
connection.close();
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
And now to test your code just you shulod call getDBConnection() in your main method after adding your jar file
public static void main(String[] argv) {
Connection connection =getDBConnection();
closeMyConnection(connection);
}
Isn't it
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
? And:
...
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
}
...