Re: Connection Problem with JDBC

Steven,

This works for me.

[blind(at)barry work]$ echo $CLASSPATH
.:/home/blind/work/wfs/jars/postgresjdbc.jar
[blind(at)barry work]$ java -Djdbc.drivers=org.postgresql.Driver
ConnectDemo jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/files blind ""
Connection successful.
Connection as String: org(dot)postgresql(dot)jdbc2(dot)Connection(at)4ac268

I am running on RedHat 7.2, jdk 1.3.1_01 with the postgres 7.2 jdbc drivers.

Are you sure that the jdbc jar file is in your CLASSPATH, and that you
have exported the CLASSPATH setting back to the environment?

thanks,
--Barry

Steven Murphy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to connect to a PostgreSQL database using JDBC but when I run
> the program I get an error message saying "No suitable driver".
>
> I'm using PostgreSQL 7.1.3 and java 1.3.1_01.
>
> I have added the jdbc7.1-1.2.jar file to the CLASSPATH.
>
> The command I am using to run the program is
> java -Djdbc.drivers=org.postgresql.Driver ConnectDemo
> jdbc:postgresql:javatest postgres ' '
>
> The program I'm trying to use is :-
>
> import java.sql.*;
>
> public class ConnectDemo {
>
> public static void main(String[] argv) {
> // No need to register the driver, since the user
> // used -Djdbc.drivers to set it.
>
> // Check the arguments.
> //
> if (argv.length < 3) {
> usage();
> }
> String url = argv[0];
> String user = argv[1];
> String pass = argv[2];
>
> // Invoke getConnection() to create the
> // connection object.
> //
> Connection conn;
> try {
> conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, pass);
> System.out.println("Connection successful.");
> System.out.println("Connection as String: " + conn);
> } catch (SQLException e) {
> System.err.println( e.getMessage() );
> System.exit(-1);
> }
> }
>
> static void usage() {
> System.err.println("Usage:");
> System.err.print("java -Djdbc.drivers=DRIVERCLASS PROGRAM ");
> System.err.println("URL USER PASS");
> System.exit(-1);
>
> }
> }
>
> I would be greatful for any help as I trying to do this for my final
> year project at University and the deadline is fast approaching.
>
> Cheers
> Steven Murphy.
>
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