Database name in MS SQL server 7/2000

Question

Hi, Folks!!
I have a (basic) question regarding connecting up to an MS SQL server. I know the basic syntax of connecting to the server, however, I have not seen any examples on the java.sun.com site that show where you can insert the database name in the connection statements. I have search (some) of the discussions here but have not found anything anything conclusive.
Could someone point me in the right direction, at least?
TIA,
Signed: Frustrated!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!

Answer 1

Okay,
I think I got it!
instead of using:
Class.forName("com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://<srvrName>:<portNumber>;DatabaseName=<dbName>", UID, PWD);I used the following:
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:<srvrName>;DatabaseName=<dbName>", UID, PWD);I don't have any of the extra Microsoft drivers installed on my computer so I had to use what was available with Java and that is the JDBC-ODBC bridge. It was just a simple matter of adding ";DatabaseName=<dbName>" to what I already had. It makes sense now that I think about it. I hope somebody stumbles accross this message someday and avoids the grief I went through.