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JDBC Driver Classes

To create a connection to a database system, the compatible JDBC driver classes are required. The JDBC driver classes are not included and must be obtained from the database manufracture. Some of them provides their JDBC driver classes freely for downloading.

MySQL® The JDBC driver classes for the free database system MySQL® can be downloaded at the URL http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/j/index.html.
Microsoft® Access Microsoft® Access will be setup with the ODBC Interface. The compatible JDBC driver class for ODBC are already part of the Java Runtime Environment and must not be installed separately.
Microsoft® SQL Server The JDBC driver class for Microsoft® SQL Server is available at the URL http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/. The three .jar files msbase.jar, mssqlserver.jar und msutil.jar must be declared at the filed Class position. Multiple selection is possible by holding the CTRL key.

Additional the free JTDS driver are supported too: http://jtds.sourceforge.net
Sybase® The JDBC driver class JConnect 5.5 for Sybase® can be downloaded from the URL http://download.sybase.com/pub/jConnect/jConnect-5_5.zip. The JDBC driver class JConnect 6.0 are located under http://download.sybase.com/pub/jConnect/jConnect-6_0.zip.

The JDBC driver class for Sybase® is available at the URL http://www.sybase.com/detail_list?id=2912.
IBM® DB2 The JDBC driver classes for IBM® DB2 is in the installation directory in the folder java/

If you are using DB2 version 7.x or lower please setup the JDBC2-Driver first:
Configure the DB2 client to use the JDBC2 drivers.
  1. Open a DOS command-line window.
  2. Change directories to the C:\Program Files\sqllib subdirectory (the default DB2 "root" directory).
  3. Change directories to the \java12\ directory.
  4. Run usejdbc2.bat.
Now the DB2 client will be using the correct version of the JDBC driver.
Oracle® The JDBC driver classes for Sybase® can be downloaded at the URL http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/index.html.
Parkway Microfocus Parkway Microfocus will be setup with the ODBC Interface. The compatible JDBC driver class for ODBC are already part of the Java Runtime Environment and must not be installed separately.
HSQLDB The JDBC driver classes for HSQLDB are in the installation directory in the folder hsqldb/lib/hsqldb.jar
PostgreSQL The JDBC driver classes for PostgreSQL can be downloaded at the URL http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html.
JDataStore The JDBC driver classes for JDataStore are in the installation directory in the folder lib/jdsserver.jar
Firebird The JDBC driver classes for Firebird can be downloaded at the URL http://firebird.sourceforge.net/index.php?op=files&id=jaybird.
SAP® MaxDB® The JDBC driver classes for SAP® MaxDB® can be downloaded at the URL http://www.sapdb.org/sap_db_jdbc.htm.
Ingres® The JDBC driver classes for Ingres® are in the installation directory in the folder ingres/lib/iijdbc.jar
Informix® The JDBC driver class for Informix® can be downloaded from the internet URL http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/downloads.html.

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