JDBC & MS Access

Question

The following code is from "Java 2 for Dummies":
import java.sql.*;
public class CreateTable
public static void main(String args [])
throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException
Connection connection;
     Statement statement;
     Class.forName
("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
     connection = DriverManager.getConnection
("jdbc:odbc:AccountDatabase");
     statement = connection.createStatement();
     statement.executeUpdate(
     "create table ACCOUNTS " +
     " (NAME VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, " +
     " ADDRESS VARCHAR(32), " +
" BALANCE FLOAT) ");
     statement.executeUpdate
     "insert into ACCOUNTS values " +
     "('Barry Burd','222 Cyberspace Lane', 24.02) "
     statement.executeUpdate
     "insert into ACCOUNTS values " +
"('Jane Public','111 Consumer Street',55.63)"
statement.close();
connection.close();
The code compiles with no errors but I get the following message when executing the code:
C:\testbed>java CreateTable
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Acc
ess 97 Driver] Syntax error in CREATE TABLE statement.
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.createSQLException(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.standardError(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.SQLExecDirect(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcStatement.execute(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcStatement.executeUpdate(Unknown Source)
at CreateTable.main(CreateTable.java:18)
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I use the following steps to create the data source:
1. In Win 98 I choose Start....Settings....Control Panel
2. Double-click Data Sources (ODBC).
3. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator, select DSN tab
4. Then Add
5. In Create New Data Source, select Microsoft Access Driver
6. Click Finish.
7. Type AccountDatabase in Data Source Name field.
8. Type anything in Description field.
9. Click the Create button.
10. Browse directory where I want your database file to be created and
type AccountFile the Database Name field.
11. Click OK.
Any clues, why I get the error message?
Thanks,
George

Answer 1

Thanks,
Based on what you told me, I did some
research into Access 97 and
its implementation of the
SQL "CREATE TABLE" statement.
I substituted
"create table ACCOUNTS
(NAME VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL CONSTRAINT
MyFieldConstraint PRIMARY KEY,
ADDRESS VARCHAR(32), BALANCE FLOAT)"
for
"create table ACCOUNTS
(NAME VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
ADDRESS VARCHAR(32), BALANCE FLOAT)"
Now it works. It seems I needed to include
the CONSTRAINT command. I don't know why
but I'll have to further research. I
guess it worked for you, njrajesh, because your later
version of Access implements SQL such that
it accepts the original "create table."
Thanks, njrajesh and DrClap, very much for your help.
George