What tools should I get started with?

Hi,
I wish to get started and create a simple standalone Java program which connects to my SQL Server 2000 database. Which tools would be the easiest to start with, and can you point me to the correct forum and any tutorials which might help me out?
Thank you so much

Try
Sun Java Studio Standard 5 update 1: http://wwws.sun.com/software/sundev/jde/
or
NetBeans: http://www.netbeans.org/.
To learn the basics of the JDBC API visit those resources:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jdbc/basics/
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