Creating a JDBC Data Source

You can create a JDBC data source to connect from your Java application. Creating a JDBC data source based on the CData JDBC-ODBC Bridge consists of three basic steps:

• Add the driver JAR file to the classpath. The JAR file is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. Note that the .lic file must be located in the same folder as the JAR file.
• Provide the driver class. For example:
  

  cdata.jdbc.jdbcodbc.JDBCODBCDriver

• Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
  

  jdbc:jdbcodbc:Driver={SQL Server};Server=localhost;Database=AdventureWorks
  
  or
  
  jdbc:cdata:jdbcodbc:Driver={SQL Server};Server=localhost;Database=AdventureWorks

  The second format above can be used whenever there is a conflict in your application between drivers using the same URL format to ensure you are using the CData driver. The URL must start with either "jdbc:jdbcodbc:" or "jdbc:cdata:jdbcodbc:" and can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

To connect to an ODBC data source, specify either the DSN (data source name) or specify an ODBC connection string: Set Driver and the connection properties for your ODBC driver.