MS SQL Server 2K JDBC Connection Problem

Question

Hi,
I have installed Sql Server 2000 with mixed mode authentication. I am able to connect to connect through ODBC with both Windows and server authentication.
The same when i try with JDBC, i am not able to connect. I have added the driver jars to the classpath also.
Heres the Code :
try{
Class.forName("com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");
con = java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=pubs","sa","");
if(con!=null) System.out.println("Connection Successful!");
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
System.out.println("Error Trace in getConnection() : " + e.getMessage());
Here is the error :
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:183)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:294)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:281)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:250)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:310)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:115)
at Connect.main(Connect.java:31)
Error Trace in getConnection() : com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver
Kindly help.
Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply.
I am not using any IDE, but the problem exists if i
add the jar files into my classpath. I extracted the
required files as suggested and tried, this time it
works fine.
If anyone could let me know why this problem is
occuring it would be helpful.
Thanks once againIt occured because MS didn't package their jar properly. You could try to re-jar the files or use a driver from another vendor.