Not able to load OracleDriver class in simple java class - jdbc

Question

// DbConnector.java
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;
public class DbConnector {
public static void main(String[] argv) {
System.out.println("-------- Oracle JDBC Connection Testing ------");
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println("Where is your Oracle JDBC Driver?");
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
System.out.println("Oracle JDBC Driver Registered!");
Connection connection = null;
try {
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(
"jdbc:oracle:thin:#172.17.119.108:1526:GESSDEV", "username",
"password");
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println("Connection Failed! Check output console");
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
if (connection != null) {
System.out.println("You made it, take control your database now!");
} else {
System.out.println("Failed to make connection!");
}
}
}
I have a jdbc jar with name odbc14.jar
javac -classpath odbc14.jar; DbConnector.java
compilation successfull
java -classpath odbc14.jar; DbConnector
OUTPUT ::
-------- Oracle JDBC Connection Testing ------
Where is your Oracle JDBC Driver?
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:268)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:251)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:319)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:164)
at DbConnector.main(DbConnector.java:13)
Please help me out to resolve this
I have sorted out the above problem. Now I'm gettin new exception
-------- Oracle JDBC Connection Testing ------
Oracle JDBC Driver Registered!
Connection Failed! Check output console
java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:112)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:146)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:255)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:387)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:420)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:165)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:35)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:801)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:525)

Answer 1

The JDBC driver for use with ojdbc14.jar is oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver.
See: Loading JDBC Driver Class - ojdbc14.jar

Answer 2

Put your ojdbc14.jar in <jdk_home>\jre\lib\ext and ADD in CLASSPATH variable then you do not have to specify the classpath while compiling or running
If you are using java6 then oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver is okay but it is deprecated. So it's better to use oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver

Answer 3

Just put the odbc14.jar this JAR in required JRE path like "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_65\jre\lib\ext".
This should solve your issue.

Answer 4

you should
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
}
and place the odbc14.jar in class path (if already not done)

Answer 5

Only you need to put into appsclassloader that is your classpath. I am not sure, why we need to put into jre/lib/ext