Remote Database connection throught JDBC-ODBC

Question

Hi everybody
I've developed an application which connects to a MS Access database throught the JDBC-ODBC bridge; if the database is on my local machine I've no problem at all, but I now need to connect to a database on a remote PC. I've set the DSN entry for the database on the remote computer and try to connect using something like:
String db_name="jdbc:odbc:remote_pc_name\\\\DSN_db_name";
Properties db_prop=new Properties();
db_prop.setProperty("user","username");
db_prop.setProperty("password","user_password");
Connection dbconn=DriverManager.getConnection(db_name,db_prop);
but the ODBC driver gives me the message
"[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] DSN not found and driver not specified.
I've tried other possible "connection strings" but I always get the same message.
The software works properly if I connect to the local DB with:
String db_name="jdbc:odbc:DSN_db_name";
Any idea how to connect to a remote DB through ODBC?
Thanks

Answer 1

No need for a separate thread really is there? its still relevant to the original.
import java.awt.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class JDBC1 extends Frame {
     private static final String DB = "jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=\\\\http:\\\\www.cs.stir.ac.uk\\~dcl\\databasename.mdb";
     public static void main(String[] arguments) {
          try {
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver").newInstance();
               System.out.println("Driver registered!");
                     Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(DB, "", "");
               System.out.println("Connected!");
               Statement st = conn.createStatement();
               System.out.println("Statement created!");
               ResultSet rec = st.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM people");
               System.out.println("Queried!");
               while( rec.next() ) {
                    System.out.println( rec.getString(2) );
               st.close();          //close the statement
               conn.close();          //close the connection
          catch( SQLException s ) {
               System.out.println("SQL Error: "+ s.toString() + " " + s.getErrorCode() );
               s.printStackTrace();
          catch( Exception e ) {
               System.out.println("Error: "+ e.toString() + e.getMessage() );
}