Error in creating MSSQL 2005 server Datasource in visual admin

Question

I need to create a datasource in Visual Admin for SQL Server 2005. I have already downloaded the JDBC Driver for SQL server 2005 and while creating the driver in visual admin I specified sqljdbc.jar from the downloaded directory.
Then created the datasource, filling out the following properties:
o Main tab > DataSource Name: fx “MyDatasource”
o Main tab > Add Alias: fx “MyAlias”
o Main tab > Driver Name: SQL Server
o Main tab > JDBC version: 2.0 (with XA support)
o Main tab > Object factory: com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerDataSourceFactory
o Main tab > DataSource Type: ConnectionPoolDataSource
o Main tab > CPDS classname: com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerDataSource
o Additional tab > add property “serverName = <myserver>,
o Additional tab > add property “databaseName = <mydb>,
o Additional tab > add property “portNumber = <port>, fx 1433”
o Additional tab > add property “user = <sql database user>, fx sa”
o Additional tab > add property “password = <password>”
Then I set the initial connections to 1. On saving, I was shown an error saying:
Causedby: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerDataSourceFactory
Then I tried with SAP’s Driver for MSSQL, giving the parameters as:
Driver Name: SYSTEM_DRIVER
JDBC Version: 1.x
Driver Class: com.sap.portals.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver.class
Database URL: jdbc:sap:sqlserver://<myserver>:1433;DatabaseName=<mydb>
On saving an error was generated saying:
Causedby:java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:com.sap.portals.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver.class
Where have I gone wrong? Pls help.
Regards
Shyam.
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Answer 1

hi all,
i have solved the issue.
it was due to the changes in formats of the driverclass name&URl for accessing SQLServer2005.
Details:
in SQLServer2000:
the driverclass name format is like:
com.sqlserver.microsoft.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
but in SQLServer2005 it is:
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
and
the URL in SQLServer2005 should be of the format:
jdbc:sqlserver://<server>:1433;DatabaseName=<db>
instead of SQLServer2000's
jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://<server>:1433;DatabaseName=<db>.the prefix has
changed.
i selected JDBC version as 1.x.
now its working fine and i cud fetch data from the db in my Web dynpro appln.
Thanks a lot.
regards
shyam.