Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver") not working !

[shahul hameed]

What may be the reason, that the following could not be compiled on my PC !
Classpath !
File missing !
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.InputStream;
public class ConnectMe {
public static void main (String args[]) {
try {
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Failed to load JDBC/ODBC driver.");
return;
}
}
}

The compiler error is

D:\jdk1.3\ConnectMe.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method forName (java.lang.String)
location: class Class
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
^
1 error
Tool completed with exit code 1

Thanks in Advance !

[Tejas Kansara]

May be the version JDK1.3 which you are working on is not installed properly or must be incomplete. B'coz I had tried the same code on my machine and it working fine.

[shahul hameed]

Originally posted by Tejas Kansara:
May be the version JDK1.3 which you are working on is not installed properly or must be incomplete. B'coz I had tried the same code on my machine and it working fine.

Thanks Tejas !
In the initial period of my java learning, I made a class with name "Class". It was causing the problem ! I removed and everything was O.K. !
Appreciate your help.

[Jared Belles]

Thanks for the last post!
When using Forte is creates generic classes with filename "Class.java".
Deleted it and works great!