java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver

Question

I'm getting this exception when I try to run this program. It's one of the Microsoft examples. I've added the sqljdbc4.jar to the classpath in netbeans for both compile and Run, via the project properties. I also tested that the class could be found by using an import statement below - no error during compile, so it must be finding the jar.

Could it be related to a dll or some sql dll that the sqldbc4.jar references?

This is the exact exception, and below is the exact code, except for password.

Exception:

run:
java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=HealthCareDatabase
Error Trace in getConnection() : No suitable driver found for jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=HealthCareDatabase
Error: No active Connection
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:602)
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:185)
    at javaapplication1.Connect.getConnection(Connect.java:35)
    at javaapplication1.Connect.displayDbProperties(Connect.java:50)
    at javaapplication1.JavaApplication1.main(JavaApplication1.java:23)
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 1 second)

Code:

 package javaapplication1;
import com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver;

import java.*;

public class Connect {

    private java.sql.Connection con = null;
    private final String url = "jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://";
    private final String serverName = "localhost";
    private final String portNumber = "1433";
    private final String databaseName = "HealthCareDatabase";
    private final String userName = "larry";
    private final String password = "xxxxxxx";

    // Constructor
    public Connect() {
    }

    private String getConnectionUrl() {
        return url + serverName + ":" + portNumber + ";databaseName=" + databaseName ;
    }

    private java.sql.Connection getConnection() {
        try {
            Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
            con = java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(getConnectionUrl(), userName, password);
            if (con != null) {
                System.out.println("Connection Successful!");
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println("Error Trace in getConnection() : " + e.getMessage());
        }
        return con;
    }

    public void displayDbProperties() {
        java.sql.DatabaseMetaData dm = null;
        java.sql.ResultSet rs = null;
        try {
            con = this.getConnection();
            if (con != null) {
                dm = con.getMetaData();
                System.out.println("Driver Information");
                System.out.println("\tDriver Name: " + dm.getDriverName());
                System.out.println("\tDriver Version: " + dm.getDriverVersion());
                System.out.println("\nDatabase Information ");
                System.out.println("\tDatabase Name: " + dm.getDatabaseProductName());
                System.out.println("\tDatabase Version: " + dm.getDatabaseProductVersion());
                System.out.println("Avalilable Catalogs ");
                rs = dm.getCatalogs();
                while (rs.next()) {
                    System.out.println("\tcatalog: " + rs.getString(1));
                }
                rs.close();
                rs = null;
                closeConnection();
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: No active Connection");
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        dm = null;
    }

    private void closeConnection() {
        try {
            if (con != null) {
                con.close();
            }
            con = null;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Connect myDbTest = new Connect();
        myDbTest.displayDbProperties();
    }

}

Answer 1

Your URL should be jdbc:sqlserver://server:port;DatabaseName=dbname
and Class name should be like com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
Use MicrosoftSQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0