This section describes how to connect with the JDBC DriverManager or Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataSource interfaces.

Connecting with the DriverManager

When connecting with the DriverManager class, the CData JDBC Driver for Microsoft SharePoint Excel follows the JDBC convention: First, load the Microsoft SharePoint Excel driver class. Then, make a connection.

Load the Driver

The following step is optional per the JDBC 4.0 specification.

Class.forName("cdata.jdbc.excelservices.Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDriver");

Establish a Connection

Provide the connection string with the getConnection method of the static DriverManager class. Start the connection string with "jdbc:excelservices:". A typical connection string is the following:

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:excelservices:Url=https://myorg.sharepoint.com;[email protected];Password=password;File=Book1.xlsx;");

Alternatively, you can prepare the connection options using a Properties object. Pass the Properties object to the DriverManager.

Properties prop = new Properties();
prop.setProperty("Url","https://myorg.sharepoint.com");
prop.setProperty("User","[email protected]");
prop.setProperty("Password","password");
prop.setProperty("File","Book1.xlsx");

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:excelservices:",prop);

Connecting with the Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataSource Class

You can use the Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataSource class to create pooled connections, as shown in the following example. See Connection Pooling for more information.

The following example instantiates a pooled Connection object:

Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataSource ds = new Microsoft SharePoint ExcelDataSource("jdbc:excelservices:UseConnectionPooling=true;Url=https://myorg.sharepoint.com;[email protected];Password=password;File=Book1.xlsx;"); 
Connection conn = ds.getConnection();