Re: Error: ClassNotFoundException

On Saturday 27 October 2001 03:32 am, Rene Pijlman wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 21:34:37 -0600, you wrote:
> >I have successfully installed
> >PostgreSQL on my Mac G4 running Mac OS X 10.1.
>
> I have no experience with this platform, but...
>
> >"Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");" returns the error
> >"java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.postgresql.Driver".
>
> ... typically means that the driver's jar file is not found or
> cannot be read by the Java runtime.

Right. The JVM is telling you that the class "org.postgresql.Driver" is not
on your classpath. You need to add the jar containing the driver to your
classpath.

>
> Regards,
> René Pijlman <rene(at)lab(dot)applinet(dot)nl>
>
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