Noclassfound error while connecting java with oracle database

Question

hi all
the source code metioned below gets compiled. but when it is run
it gives thefollowing error.
ClassNotFoundException: jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:532)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:171)
at pract.main(pract.java:16)
import java.sql.*;
class pract
public static void main (String args []) throws SQLException
     try
          Class.forName("jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
          catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e)
System.err.print("ClassNotFoundException: ");
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
          Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection
("jdbc:oracle:thin:@anant:1521:student", "scott", "tiger");
// @machineName:port:SID, userid, pas
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
ResultSet rset = stmt.executeQuery("select * from emp");
while (rset.next())
System.out.println (rset.getString(1)); // Print col 1
stmt.close();
i have included the following driver classes in the classpath
ojdbc.jar,
ojdbc_g.jar,
classes111.jar
but still im unable to connect.
can anyone help me in solving this simple problem.

Answer 1

hi ,
you hav not stated which oracle ur using...still if u r using oracle 9i then u hav to include classes12.jar file in ur lib build classpath and then tryout following changes in code....
DriverManager.registerDriver(new oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver());
conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@<host>:<port>:<sid>","scott","tiger");
hope this ll help....