Connecting to oracle database located remotely - oracle

Question

I am trying to run following code which is connecting to remote database and retrieving records:
import java.sql.*;
class Employee
{
public static void main (String args [])
throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
// Load the Oracle JDBC driver
Class.forName ("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
// Connect to the database
// You must put a database name after the # sign in the connection URL.
// You can use either the fully specified SQL*net syntax or a short cut
// syntax as <host>:<port>:<sid>. The example uses the short cut syntax.
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:#ourcompany.com:1521:course", "username", "password");
// Create a Statement
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement ();
// Select the ENAME column from the EMP table
ResultSet rset = stmt.executeQuery ("select * from test");
// Iterate through the result and print the employee names
/*
while (rset.next ())
System.out.println (rset.getString ("name"));
System.out.println (rset.getString ("id"));
*/
rset.next();
System.out.println(rset.getString("name"));
}
}
after running this code from Netbeans i am getting an error:
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:oracle:thin:#ourcompany.com:1521:course
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:604)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:221)
at Employee.main(Emplyoee.java:23)
Java Result: 1
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)
I have downloaded ojdbc14.jar and kept in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib path.
I do not know where i am going wrong?...plz help me here.

Answer 1

You are using awfully old version of Oracle JDBC driver. You should be using ojdbc6.jar.

Answer 2

Try with this driver:
Class.forName ("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
Check your classpath in Netbeans:
How to set classpath in NetBeans:
In NetBeans Project Properties Window, you click Libraries in the left panel, and in the right panel are 4 categories of classpath you can configure:
Compile: Empty by default. Compile-time libraries are automatically
propagated to other categories of classpath, so you don't need to
repeat the same set of jar files in all 4 categories.
Run: By default includes everything in compile-time classpath, and
compiled classes (e.g., build/classes).
Compile Tests: By default includes everything in compile-time
classpath, compiled classes (e.g., build/classes), and JUnit.
Run Tests: By default includes classpath for compiling tests, and
compiled tests.