Hi all, I need to work with a MSACCESS database and i need to connect to this database. Can i connect with JDBC using microsoft access? I also searched and i often heard about creating a dsn before using odbc driver??? What is dsn? Is it better to use jdbc or odbc (I am working with windows 2000)? Thanks Jeff
Daniel Dunleavy
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Yes you can use MS ACCESS but you will need a driver for it. Using ODBC is an interum solution. You can use the JDBC-ODBC bridge. Obviously you need to setup the data source(dsn) in ODBC before trying to connect to it. Basically you are giving it a name and what driver to use. In my case I just called it...MyDatabase and it uses a SQL Server driver. Then the connect uses the name MyDatabase to get to ODBC, and ODBC takes it from there. Eventually you need to get a driver that supports your database because the JDBC-ODBC is not meant to be a production driver (just for development). Dan
Alan Watts
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Jeff, To add to what Daniel said, in Win98 setting up your DSN (which is like a pointer to a DB file on your system) is relatively straightforward - you need to go to the Control Panel and then open up the ODBC Data Sources icon, and then follow the instructions (fairly simple for Access - perhaps not so simple for say SQLServer). I don't imagine setting up a DSN in Windows 2000 is terribly different. As Daniel said, using the Sun JDBC:ODBC bridge is a fairly temporary measure - it is a type I JDBC driver, and as I understand it will not work over the internet. So, if you are publishing your Access DB on the web, you will need a commercial driver. I have tried Type III drivers from the following sources (type III drivers are also like the Sun JDBC:ODBC bridge but more sophisticated): http://www.easysoft.com/http://www.j-netdirect.com Both of these work nicely with MS Access in my hands, but you can also view a more complete selection of drivers from the Sun site. Cheers Alan Watts
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