RE: Using ODBC driver from AS/400

["Clapham, Paul" <pclapham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ODBC is a Microsoft Windows technology and doesn't run on the 400.  So if
you want your Java program on the 400 to be able to use an Access database,
you'll need to get a database driver that can do that.  Here's a link to a
page where you can search for JDBC drivers:

http://industry.java.sun.com/products/jdbc/drivers

You'll need a pure Java driver, of course, no Windows DLLs or anything like
that.  That's driver type 3 or 4.

Hope this helps
PC2

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Casey [mailto:casey_r@popmail.firn.edu]
Sent: December 24, 2002 08:51
To: Java-400 List (E-mail)
Subject: Using ODBC driver from AS/400


Hi!

I've written a Java program to read information from a Microsoft Access
database, "massage" it a bit, and load it into an AS/400 database. I'm using
the JDBC-ODBC driver to read the Access database along with a tip I picked
up on how to build the DSN on the fly.

        Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver").newInstance();
        Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(
                                        "jdbc:odbc:Driver={MicroSoft Access
Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ="
                                                + accessFilename,"","");

This works fine when I run it from my PC. I would like to be able to run it
on the AS/400 by putting the Access database file on the IFS and running the
program in the QSH environment. The program compiles fine, but I get a "No
suitable driver" SQLException when I try the getConnection against the
Access database.

Am I out of luck or am I just missing something (classpath perhaps)?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!