Connect your Java applications to databases—the easy way To access a database management system (DBMS) in Java, you need a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver.

These functions make use of the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers provided by Oracle to open connection with the database and interact with it.

SQL Server 2005's Type 4 JDBC driver provides database connectivity from a Java application. Though the driver class and connection URL are a bit different in this version, connectivity is a snap.

TOTD #9 explained how to configure JDBC connection pooling for Rails application deployed on GlassFish v2 . There are several benefits of using using the JDBC connection pools: ...