Servlet connecting to MS SQL

Question

Hi guys....... i am having problems connecting to MS SQL server. I think this may be due to the configuration of the USERID and PASSWORD during the ODBC setting, but after much meddling, it still didnt work. Below is e code i used.
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.*;
public class sample extends HttpServlet {
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws IOException, ServletException
try {
System.out.println("Before Class " );
PrintWriter out=null;
Class.forName("com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.Driver");
System.out.println("Before Connection " );
java.sql.Connection Conn = (java.sql.Connection)java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:freetds:sqlserver:SQLServer","sa","password");
System.out.println("Before Statement" );
java.sql.PreparedStatement st = (java.sql.PreparedStatement)Conn.prepareStatement("select * from test");
java.sql.ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery();
while(rs.next()) {
System.out.println(rs.getString(1));
} catch(Exception e) {
i haven got any error compiling
but it dun seem to be able to read this line
java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:freetds:sqlserver:SQLServer","sa","password");
I dun think i downloaded any driver, but i did download the .jar file for it though
Experts Please advice........ thanx

Answer 1

IMHO you don't have to import the com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.* because you import it via
Class.forName("com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.Driver");.
Please print the stacktrace.
Use
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace()
}instead
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace()
}and post the error message.
Be sure that the lib from com.internetcds is in a directory from your webserver where it is loaded.
Dietmar