JSP and Database connectivity

Question

Hello!
I have Tomcat 4.0. and my database file is in Access (emp.mdb)
I want to connect this Data file from JSP, for that any Driver I have to
install? like JDBC driver...
What is the steps and How do I connect? Pl. reply me.
Thax,
regards
mohan

Answer 1

Dear Amn,
I am giving sample program. Just change the emp.mdb file path and run this jsp program.
Then you can see the driver information etc.,
if you get any problem, please call me at [email protected]. then i will give u solution assp.
Thank you very much.
all the best.
Yours
Rajesh
<title>Database Test</title>
<font face="verdana" size=2 color="blue">
<%@page import="java.sql.*"%>
<%
     Connection con=null;
     Statement st=null;
     try
          Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
          con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Driver={MicroSoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=C:/emp.mdb","","");
          st=con.createStatement();
          out.println("Connected To Database ");
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          DatabaseMetaData md = con.getMetaData();
          out.println("Driver Name " + md.getDriverName());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Driver Version " + md.getDriverVersion());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Database URL is " + md.getURL());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Database UserName is " + md.getUserName());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Connection Name " + md.getConnection());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Database Name " + md.getDatabaseProductName());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Database Version " + md.getDatabaseProductVersion());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("Database ReadOnly Type " + md.isReadOnly());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("MaxColumnNameLength " + md.getMaxColumnNameLength());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("MaxConnections " + md.getMaxConnections());
          out.println("<BR><BR>");
          out.println("");
catch(Exception e)
     out.println(e);
     finally
          try {
               if(st != null) {
                    st.close();
                    st = null;
               if(con != null) {
                    con.close();
                    con = null;
          } catch (SQLException e) {}
%>