JDBC Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 3.03, by Dr. Herong Yang
Installing Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server
This section describes how to download and install Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.2 for SQL Server 2014.
If you want to access SQL Server database from Java applications, you need to install a JDBC driver that supports SQL Server. There are many software vendors offer such JDBC drivers.
Microsoft offers a free driver, JDBC Driver 1.0, which is JDBC 3.0 compliant. JDBC Driver 1.0 is a Type 4 JDBC driver using native-protocols.
The tutorial below shows you how to download and install the JDBC Driver 1.0 from Microsoft.
1. Go to Microsoft JDBC Drivers 4.2 (Preview), 4.1 and 4.0 for SQL Server.
2. Click the Download button.
3. Select sqljdbc_4.2.6225.100_enu.tar.gz.
4. Save the downloaded file, sqljdbc_4.2.6225.100_enu.tar.gz, to C:\temp directory.
5. Unzip and untar the downloaded file. You will see a new folder C:\temp\sqljdbc_4.2\enu. The JDBC driver .jar file, sqljdbc42.jar, is located under that folder.
6. Copy C:\temp\sqljdbc_4.2\enu\sqljdbc42.jar to C:\local\lib\sqljdbc42.jar. You are ready to use JDBC Driver 4.2 now.
5. You may also want to copy all other versions of the JDBC Driver JAR files to \local\lib in case you want try different JDBC API versions and JDK versions, see the table below for details.
The table below provides you the history of JDBC Driver versions and how are they related to JDBC API versions and JDK versions.
JDBC Driver JAR File JDBC API JDK Version Name Version Version 1.0 sqljdbc.jar 2.0 1.5 2.0 sqljdbc.jar 3.0 1.5 2.0 sqljdbc4.jar 4.0 1.6 3.0 sqljdbc.jar 3.0 1.5 3.0 sqljdbc4.jar 4.0 1.6 4.0 sqljdbc.jar 3.0 1.5 4.0 sqljdbc4.jar 4.0 1.6 4.1 sqljdbc.jar 3.0 1.5 4.1 sqljdbc4.jar 4.0 1.6 4.1 sqljdbc41.jar 4.1 1.7 4.2 sqljdbc.jar 3.0 1.5 4.2 sqljdbc4.jar 4.0 1.6 4.2 sqljdbc41.jar 4.1 1.7 4.2 sqljdbc42.jar 4.2 1.8
Last update: 2015.
Table of Contents
JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Introduction
Installing and Running Java DB - Derby
Derby (Java DB) JDBC DataSource Objects
Java DB (Derby) - DML Statements
Java DB (Derby) - ResultSet Objects of Queries
Java DB (Derby) - PreparedStatement
MySQL JDBC Driver (MySQL Connector/J)
MySQL - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet
MySQL - JBDC CallableStatement
MySQL CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT
MySQL BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB
Oracle Express Edition Installation on Windows
Oracle - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet
Oracle - JBDC CallableStatement
Oracle CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT
Oracle BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
►Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server - sqljdbc42.jar
►Installing Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server
Loading Driver Class Automatically
Loading Driver Class with Class.forName()
DriverManager.getConnection() and Connection URL
Enabling TCP/IP with SQL Server Configuration Manager
Specifying Port Number in Connection URL
Instance Name Better than Port Number
Specifying Instance Name in Connection URL
Closing the Database Connection - con.close()
Specifying Database Name in Connection URL
Incorrect Database Name in Connection URL
Creating Connections with DataSource Class
Microsoft JDBC Driver - Query Statements and Result Sets
Microsoft JDBC Driver - DatabaseMetaData Object
Microsoft JDBC Driver - DDL Statements
Microsoft JDBC Driver - DML Statements
SQL Server - PreparedStatement
SQL Server CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT
SQL Server BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB
JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - Flat Text Files
JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS Access
JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS SQL Server
Summary of JDBC Drivers and Database Servers