Java Database

Question

Right, i am at my wits end! I'm going to start from basics here.
I want to create a Java application that stores and fetches information from/into a database (a local database, in the same directory file as the java application!).
I am using a Linux OS. I did this on my windows OS and it worked but i want to know how to do it with my Linux OS. This is the code i now have. I have to change the driver or something then i can make a new database on Linux, how do i do this as well?
Thank you to anyone that can help!
import java.sql.*;
public class Accounts{
     public static void main(String[] args)  {
          try {
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
               String filename = "/home/players.mdb";
               String database = "jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=";
               database+= filename.trim() + ";DriverID=22;READONLY=true}"; // add on to the end
               Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(database ,"","");
               Statement s = con.createStatement();
               s.execute("INSERT INTO Accounts values(5,'me3', 'entrance', 4)");// insert some data into the table */
               s.execute("select UserName from Accounts"); // select the data from the table
               ResultSet rs = s.getResultSet(); // get any ResultSet that came from our query
               if (rs != null)                     while ( rs.next() ){      
         System.out.println("Data from column_name: " + rs.getString(1) );
     s.close();
     con.close();
         catch (Exception err) {
         System.out.println("ERROR: " + err);
     }When i try this on the linux OS i get this error:
ERROR: java.sql.SQLException: [unixODBC][Driver Manager]Data source name not found, and no default driver specified

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply. :)
I've seen derby being used in some sample code but
what database does it access (file type). Don't think of a database as being a file type. A database isn't like Word or Excel file where one file correpsonds to one "enity". Each vendor has its own way of storing data. It might be one file per DB, or there might be no particular relation between files and DBs or tables. Some (Sybase, I think) even use their own file system.
Do i have
to use something like MySQL to create a database and
then query it with a derby driver?I've never used Derby, but I'd imagine it comes with tools to create a DB.
Also is their a way i can create a database in the
same way i can using MS Access, i'm looking for a
graphical user interface since i'm new to JDBC and
database connection.That depends on which tools/clients are available for the DB you want to work with.