Connecting to remote SQL Server

Question

Hi everybody from Spain!
My problem is this one: I need to connect several JSP pages running under tomcat, which is hosted in, for example, the IP 192.168.1.21 to a SQL Server Database hosted in another server (for example 192.168.1.30).
I would like to know exactly all the steps I just need to do this connection.
Thank you to my helpers and sorry for my poor english. I�ll try to improve it.
Sergio.

Answer 1

If your application server is in windows platform, you could use the jdbc:odbc bridge driver to connect to sql server database. Otherwise use a 3rd party jdbc driver(go to http://industry.java.sun.com/products/jdbc/drivers and select MS Sql server for a list of drivers).
Here is a sample jsp page for accessing an sql database.The class name and connection url format depends on the driver you are using.
Create an ODBC DSN called mydsn for pointing to your database.
<%@ page import="javax.naming.*, javax.ejb.*, java.sql.*" %>
<%!
     private Connection con;
     private String sMsg="";
     try{
          Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
con=DriverManager.getConnection("Jdbc:Odbc:mydsn","username","password");
          }catch(SQLException ex)
               out.println("Error connecting to database. " + ex);
%>