Re: SQL Error JDBC

On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Administration wrote:

>  I have postgresql running in linux on a network, and I have a sample
> program in windows. When I run the following
>
> java -classpath .;c:\jdk1.2\lib\postgresql.jar test
>
> I get this error
>
> sqlexception: no suitable driver
>
> Any ideas??

You still need to load the driver, using something like:

try {
  Class.forName("postgresql.Driver");
} catch(Exception ex) {
  ex.printStackTrace();
  System.exit(1);
}

> Henry
>
> Here's my code(i'm pasting it because it's short:)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> import java.sql.*;
>
>
> public class test {
>     public static void main(String args[]) {
>         String url = "jdbc:postgres95://isorintrade.ca:5432/ra";
>         Connection con;
>         String createString;
>         createString = "create table COFFEES " +
>                             "(COF_NAME VARCHAR(32), " +
>                             "SUP_ID INTEGER, " +
>                             "PRICE FLOAT, " +
>                             "SALES INTEGER, " +
>                             "TOTAL INTEGER)";
>         Statement stmt;
>
>         try {
>             Class.forName("postgresql.Driver");
>         } catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e) {
>             System.err.print("ClassNotFoundException: ");
>             System.err.println(e.getMessage());
>         }
>
>         try {
>             con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "postgres",
> "feb_1b42");
>             stmt = con.createStatement();
>             stmt.executeUpdate(createString);
>             stmt.close();
>             con.close();
>
>         } catch(SQLException ex) {
>             System.err.println("SQLException: " + ex.getMessage());
>         }
>     }
> }
>
>

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