PRB: No Suitable Driver Exception With JDBC Bridge and SDK

• Microsoft SDK for Java, versions 2.0, 2.01, 2.02, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2
• Microsoft virtual machine

SYMPTOMS

When running your Java class that uses the JDBC bridge with the SDK for Java 2.0 or newer, you see the following exception:

java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver 

CAUSE

One of the frequent causes for this exception is running any application that the JDBC bridge shipped with the SDK for Java 2.0 Beta.

RESOLUTION

In general, the package name has changed to com.ms.jdbc.odbc with Internet Explorer 4.0x and SDK for Java 2.0 or later virtual machine. For example the following lines should be changed:

Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"); 

Class.forName("com.ms.sql.CDriver"); 

Class.forName("com.ms.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"); 

MORE INFORMATION

Other common causes for "No suitable driver" are invalid connection strings, user IDs, passwords, and security restrictions imposed on the driver (if it was downloaded and is not trusted).

REFERENCES

More information on the JDBC driver is included the SDK for Java documentation and the "JDBC" sample available with the SDK for Java.

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, please see the following pages on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSDKJava300 kbSDKJava310 JDB kbSDKJava320
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.01,2.02,3.0,3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb