From: "Robert Comer" 

> There ain't no such thing as a JDBC driver manager.....it's all done via
> URLs.

Actually, there does seem to be something like that in the jre that I have,
at least the docs talk about it.

Thanks for the help btw, I've been meaning to learn this stuff -- still
don't have it going yet.

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e5275ff{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e52700c{at}w3.nls.net...
> > How do I know the name of the driver?  I have gobs of things with jdbc
in
> > the name.
> >
>
> Look it up. See my posting to Joe on this thread.
>
>
> > I can't seem to call the JDBC driver manager to register a data source
> from
> > a java program either. (in windows, just trying things while waiting for
> the
> > download.) I bet it's my classpath, but this stuff is confusing since
I'm
> > not a Java programmer. 
> >
>
> There ain't no such thing as a JDBC driver manager.....it's all done via
> URLs. Do you register all the web pages you browse with a "Web Page
> manager"? All you need is the jar on the classpath & 2
strings (classname
&
> DB URL).....(4 if you want to pass in name & pw as well).
>
> OK to recap ..you need:
>
> A) the driver file (zip or jar usually)
> B) This file needs to be in the classpath of the app using it (simplest to
> set it into the global Java classpath)
> C) The name of the class (see post to Joe)
> D) the URL of the DB (see post to Joe)
> E) A username & password (that's up to you).
>
>
> Adam
>
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> > news:3e526f0b{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Yup in OpenOffice.
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e52678c{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > 2) go to tools/datasources
> > > >
> > > > In Openoffice?  (I don't have that installed here, but I download
> it...)
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > > news:3e52641f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Walk in the park....
> > > > >
> > > > > OK
> > > > > 1) Make sure you have the jre installed & the
JDBC driver file to
> hand
> > > > > somewhere on your PC
> > > > > 2) go to tools/datasources
> > > > > 3) Click on the "New Data Source"
> > > > > 4) select the database type of "JDBC"
& enter the URL in the "Data
> > > source
> > > > > URL"
> > > > > 5) Click on the tab marked "JDBC" &
fill in the rest of the
details.
> > > > >
> > > > > Job done. If you then want to see the tables etc
click on the
> "Tables"
> > > tab
> > > > > etc.etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > This is the same on both Windows & Linux.
Compare the above to Joe
> > > trying
> > > > to
> > > > > get ODBC running on Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3e524278{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > > Biggest ease of use problem is soluable
very easily. It's
called
> > > "use
> > > > > > JDBC".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've seen very little about how to set up
JDBC unfortunately,
and
> > for
> > > > ease
> > > > > > of use, we're talking users, not programmers.
 I want to see
> things
> > > > about
> > > > > > how to set up your
spreadsheet/wordprocessor/querytools to
access
> > data
> > > > via
> > > > > > JDBC.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Bob Comer
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
> > > > > > news:3e523646{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > > Biggest ease of use problem is soluable
very easily. It's
called
> > > "use
> > > > > > JDBC".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Adam
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Joe Barr"
 wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:3e5234d6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > > > OpenOffice.org is more
sophisticated and powerful than I
> > realized.
> > > > It
> > > > > > can
> > > > > > > >  be made to work with various
database-management systems,
and
> > it
> > > > can
> > > > > do
> > > > > > > >  the mailmerge functions required
by many SOHO types.
> > Ease-of-use
> > > > > issues
> > > > > > > >  need attention.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0217.barr.html
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