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my assignment requires me to work with ms access. i had thus taken an example from dietel and dietel book to learn how java works with access. i am getting output messages like Failed to connect to JDBS/ODBC driver.
here is the code i will be greatful if any one can check it out.
import java.sql.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Scene3 extends JFrame
     private Connection connection;
     private JTable table;
     public Scene3()
          // the url specifying the book database to which this program connects using JDBC
          // to connect to a Microsoft ODBC database.
          String url = "jdbc:odbc:Transport1";
          String username = "anonymous";
          String password = "guest";
          //Load the driver to allow connection to the database
          try
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.jdbcodbcDriver");
               connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url,username, password);
          catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfex)
               System.err.println("Failed to load JDBC/ODBC driver.oooooooooooooooo");
               cnfex.printStackTrace();
               System.exit(1);// termainatin program
          catch (SQLException sqlex)
               System.err.println("Unable to connect");
               sqlex.printStackTrace();
          getTable();
          setSize(450,150);
          show();
     private void getTable()
          Statement statement;
          ResultSet resultSet;
          try
               String query= "SELECT * FROM Driver";
               statement = connection.createStatement();
               resultSet = statement.executeQuery(query);
               displayResultSet(resultSet);
               statement.close();
          catch(SQLException sqlex)
               sqlex.printStackTrace();
     private void displayResultSet(ResultSet rs)
     throws SQLException
          //position to first record
          boolean moreRecords = rs.next();
          // if there are no records, display a message
          if(! moreRecords)
               JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( this, "ResultSet Contained no records");
               setTitle ( "No records to display");
               return;
               setTitle ("Authors table from Books");
               Vector columnHeads = new Vector();
               Vector rows = new Vector();
               try
                    // get column heads
                    ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
                    for (int i = 1; i <= rsmd.getColumnCount();++i)
                    columnHeads.addElement(rsmd.getColumnName(i));
                    // get row data
                    do
                         rows.addElement(getNextRow( rs,rsmd));
                    while (rs.next());
                    // display table with Resultset Contents
                    table = new JTable(rows, columnHeads);
                    JScrollPane scroller = new JScrollPane (table);
                    getContentPane().add(scroller,BorderLayout.CENTER);
                    validate();
               catch (SQLException sqlex)
                    sqlex.printStackTrace();
     private Vector getNextRow( ResultSet rs, ResultSetMetaData rsmd)
     throws SQLException
          Vector currentRow = new Vector();
          for(int i = 1; i<=rsmd.getColumnCount();++i)
          switch(rsmd.getColumnType(i))
               case Types.VARCHAR:currentRow.addElement(rs.getString(i));
               break;
               case Types.INTEGER:
               currentRow.addElement(new Long(rs.getLong(i)));
               break;
               default:
               System.out.println("Type was: "+rsmd.getColumnTypeName(i));
               return currentRow;
     public void shutDown()
          try
               connection.close();
          catch (SQLException sqlex)
               System.err.println("Unable to disconnect");
               sqlex.printStackTrace();
     public static void main(String args[])
          final Scene3 S3 = new Scene3();
          /* S3.addWindowsListener(
               new WindowsAdapter()
                    public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e)
                    S3.shutDown();
                    System.exit(0);
}

Answer 1

the code buttons and code tags, man i have no idea about that. thanks a looooot man, i was very happy see that i had made a typo and now i can do it.
unfortunately it did not help much
just take a look at the output:
Note: D:\FyearProject 2005\ver2-Colorful F.Y.Project 2005\Scene3.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: D:\FyearProject 2005\ver2-Colorful F.Y.Project 2005\Scene3.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.