Error Connecting to Oracle 9i Database

Question

Ok I have a semi large program and a part of it connects to an Oracle 9i databse. I am using Visual Age for Java IDE and I am getting an error of
"java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle][Oracle]ORA-00917: missing comma"
Of course the prog compiles but something is wrong with the my connectivity/
Below is my code listed below for jsut the Class that opens the Database Connection if you need further information please respond back
Thanks
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//Code Below//
package musicmatch_library_test;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class SQLOutput
     private BufferedReader inFile;
     private PrintWriter sqlStream;
     private GUI g = Main.getGUIInstance();
     private FileChange fc = Main.getFileChangeInstance();
     private String url;
     protected ArrayList driveAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList folderAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList genreAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList artistAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList composerAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList albumTitleAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList trackNumAL = new ArrayList();
     protected ArrayList songTitleAL = new ArrayList();
* SQLOutput constructor comment.
public SQLOutput()
     super();
* Insert the method's description here.
* Creation date: (2/20/2003 8:28:50 PM)
public void writeSQLFile()
     url = "jdbc:odbc:mainDb";
     String insert = "insert into LibraryInfo ";
     String begColNames = "(artistname, cdtitle, songtitle,track genre) values (";
     String endColNames = ");";
     try
          Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");          //load DB driver
          Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url,"fake", "fake"); //create DB connection
          Statement stmt = con.createStatement();                    //create instance of connection to run DB commands
                                                                           //instance of an active connection to create a Statement object
          sqlStream = new PrintWriter (new FileWriter(g.returnOpenOrSave().getParent().toString()+"/sqlWrite.txt"));
          //inFile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(g.returnOpenOrSave()));
          //String line = inFile.readLine();
          int c =0;
          while(c!=songTitleAL.size())
               sqlStream.println(insert + begColNames+artistAL.get(c) + ','+ albumTitleAL.get(c) + ',' + songTitleAL.get(c) +',' + trackNumAL.get(c) +',' + genreAL.get(c) + endColNames);
               stmt.executeUpdate(insert + begColNames+artistAL.get(c) + ','+ albumTitleAL.get(c) + ',' + songTitleAL.get(c) +',' + trackNumAL.get(c) +',' + genreAL.get(c) + endColNames);
               //line = inFile.readLine();
               c++;
          }//end for
          //inFile.close();
          //g.returnSavedFileName().delete();          //delete saved file
          sqlStream.close();
          con.close();
          stmt.close();          
     catch(FileNotFoundException e)
          System.out.println("cant read input file");
     catch(IOException e)
          System.out.println("file error #2");
     catch(ClassNotFoundException e)
          System.out.println(e);
     catch(SQLException e)
          System.out.println(e);

Answer 1

i don't think its your connection. You must be hitting the DB otherwise you would not be getting an ORA error returned wrapped in an SQLException. I think its your pseudo-SQL, it simply says that you are missing a comma in an update string. Realistically, it could be that it is being misled into looking for a comma, probably because you have put a ';' at the end of your update string...