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Adding Drivers
What are JDBC drivers ?
After opening the JDSA utility you can see the list of available drivers by clicking on the “JDBC Drivers” tab.
JDBC drivers need to be registered before they can be used to add datasources.
A JDBC driver consists of :
- A name
- A description
- A driver class name
Default Drivers
You notice the list of (pre)defined drivers. You can add a new driver, or remove, configure or test a selected driver.
By default, two driver specs are included: the ODBC bridge and the InstantDB driver. The ODBC bridge is standard Java but of course only useful on Windows platforms. The InstantDB driver specs are included as example, but you do require to purchase a license and install it if you wish to use the InstantDB driver. if not, use these specs as example and remove it when it bothers you.
Adding a Driver
Configuration
Select a Driver and hit the Configuration button.
This will open the following dialog :
- Name
A reference Name for the Driver, to be used in the JDBC Data Sources and Connector dialogs. - Description
An optional description of this driver. - Class
The exact name of the Java Class implementing a JDBC driver.
Type in the proper values, and hit Test. The result should be :
If not, check your driver Class name, or check your classpath. In most cases, the given Java Class is not accessible for your JRE (Java Runtime Engine) because it has not been included in the classpath specification. If you're not familiar to this issue, consult your IT-manager or java.sun.com for details about JDBC and classpath behaviour.
Testing
From the JDSA main window, you can also perform the same test.
To add a new driver, consider the same remarks as above. Hit the 'Add' button, the same 'Drivers Configuration' window appears. Enter the values in the fields, and hit Test.