Re: JDBC and class.ForName
- From: Sami Seerangan <dba.orcl@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:17:47 -0500
class.ForName is to register the JDBC Driver.
Either you can use class.ForName("Driver")
OR
you can use registerDriver method from DriverManager class as below..
DriverManager.registerDriver(new oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver());
HTH
Sami
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:46:03 +0000, ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx
<ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> been flipping through several docs, etc... on the jdbc. most of the say i
> need to execute
> class.ForName("driver") to use the jdbc. The example for the database that
> comes with the J2EE sun download(pointbase) uses it.
>
> however, when i look in
>
> $ORACLE_HOME/jdbc/demo/JDBCCheckup.java
>
> I believe the oracle jdbc docs said to play with this script to learn the
> jdbc.
>
> it does not use class.ForName. Worked fine for me. anyone know when you have
> to use this? Docs aren't clear? do i only need it for the thick driver?
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