Create an ODBC using java without using the windows controll panel

Question

Hi, does anyone know if its possible to set up an ODBC connection to a MySQL database using a java program, or do these things always have to be made using windows from the control panel?
This is so we can make our own install programs.
Thanks, Graham.

Answer 1

Heres the code Im using. I have a connection made in the ODBC control panel. SO do I need the connection I made....heres the code.
try{
     Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
} catch (InstantiationException ie){
} catch (ClassNotFoundException cnf){
} catch (IllegalAccessException iae){
//GET CONNECTED//
try {
     System.out.println("Connecting to database LMS001db");
     conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localHost/lms001db");
} catch (SQLException sqle){
....isnt the bit where it says conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localHost/lms001db");
connecting to a connection Ive made earlier from within control panel? or is it connecting to the dayabase directly.