Re: Using the JDBC Driver in version 7.02

On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 12:05:29AM +0100, Peter Mount wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net>
> To: Justin Jaynes <justinjaynes(at)hotmail(dot)com>
> Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Using the JDBC Driver in version 7.02
>
> > Justin Jaynes wrote:
> > >
> > > the line:
> > >
> > > Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");

Try:

Class.forName("postgresql.Driver");

Ofcource, check that postgresql.jar is in classpath. If Java >= 1.2,
you can instead drop it in $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext.

> > >
> > > I get an error that the DriverManager cannot find a suitable driver.
> > >
> > > The code I use to connect goes as follows:
> > >
> > > Connection chamber = DriverManager.getConnection("localhost:5432");
>
> This isn't a valid JDBC URL. You'll need something like:
>
> jdbc:postgresql:database <= Use when on local host
> jdbc:postgresql://server/database <= Use when on remote host
>

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marko