Parameters on Oracle JDBC URL

Question

I wonder if anyone can help.
I am writing a Java class which uses a JDBC PreparedStatement object to call a stored procedure on an Oracle database.
To create the PreparedStatement object I use the prepareStatement method of the Connection object.
I do not create the Connection object - this is important - it is passed into my method by another piece of code I cannot change.
I need to specify some connection properties - specifically 'SetBigStringTryClob'. All the documentation I can find says that properties such as this can be passed to the Connection when it is created via a Properties object like this:
// Load the database details into the variables.
String url = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:orcl";
String user = "scott";String password = "tiger";
// Create the properties object that holds all database details
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("user", user );
props.put("password", password);
props.put("SetBigStringTryClob", "true");
// Load the Oracle JDBC driver class.
DriverManager.registerDriver(new OracleDriver());
// Get the database connection
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection( this.url, this.props );
I cant do this as I dont create the Connection object. What I can do is specify the URL, so I'm thinking I should be able to specify my connection properities as url parameters - but I cant get it to work and I cant find anything anywhere that tells me how to do it.
Any ideas?
Alternatively I'm thinking that maybe there is a method of Connection where I can specify these properties - essentially after its been created - but again, I cant find anything
Any help with this would be very much appreciated;
Cheers
Nathan

Answer 1

Can you use the 11g drivers?
See http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/java.111/b31224/oralob.htm#CHDGJJDD
Specifically the Input section
Otherwise, is there any reason not to use the Oracle specific extensions? i.e. setStringForClob()