Develop Java GUI to interact with MS Access

I am doing a Java course and got this assignment to develop a GUI application using MS Access to get data and to update information for an automated library system. I would realy like some help with integrating the GUI with Access. I started Java a few weeks ago from scratch and would appreciate all the help I could get. I really have fallen in love with Java and I think that it is a really great programming language to use. I really would love to become a Java expert some day.

Take a look at the Java tutorials page. Theres a tutorial on "Creating a GUI Using JFC/Swing" and "JDBC Database Access":
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

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return jContentPane;     // returns Jcontentpane
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public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
if (e.getSource () == exit)     // adds listener to button exit.
System.exit(0);     // exits the GUI
if (e.getSource () == snam)
if (e.getSource () == id)
if (e.getSource () == fname)
public static void main(String[] args) {     // declaration of main method
studentContact frame = new studentContact();     // constructs new frame
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);     //exits frame on closing
frame.setSize(600, 300);          // set size of frame
frame.setVisible(true);     // displays frame
}

OK, so you've got this code here:
private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener {
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e) {
    if (e.getSource () == exit) {
      System.exit(0); // exits the GUI
    if (e.getSource () == snam) {
    if (e.getSource () == id) {
}Perfect fine way to do this; although I think creating anonymous would be a bit cleaner:
snam.addActionListener(new actionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
});But I think that the real question you have is "what do I put for logic when the JButtons are hit?", right?
I would answer that you want to dynamically build your SQL statement changing your ordering based on the button.
So you'd have a method that builds the SQL based on what you pass in - so it takes one argument perhaps?
private static final int NAME = 1;
                         ID = 2;
/* ... some code ... */
snam.addActionListener(new actionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
    buildSQL(NAME);
/* ... some code ... */
private void buildSQL(int type) {
if ( type == NAME ) {
/* ... build SQL by name ... */
else if ( type == ID ) {
/* ... build SQL by id ... */
}That kind of thing.
Or you might choose to have several build methods with no parameter type; each building the SQL differently, and calling whichever one you need. I did not read your entire pgm, so I don't know how you'd want to organize it. You need to ask more specific questions at that point.
~Bill

Develop Java GUI to interact with MS Access

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