How to load JDBC driver for Oracle SQL Developer

Question

My professor asks us to make a java program that asks the user to input the data and the data inputted should automatically be inserted into a table in sql developer .

I have a background in Java and database but i'm not familiar with creating JDBC applications.

I searched a tutorial online and it said that i need to register the JDBC driver first. I ran the code in my compiler but it outputs Error: unable to load driver class! .

What should i do for it to register?

I still don't know the concept of Class.forName();

Secondly, it errors a SQLException: No suitable drivers found

I don't know what's wrong in my code but the connection details in my SQL developer is this:

Connection name: mariel
Connection details: mariel@//localhost:1521/XEXDB

The code:

import java.sql.* ; 
public class employeeMode{
    public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
        String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
        String USER = "mariel";
        String PASS = "1234";
        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);

        try {
           Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
        }
        catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
           System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
           System.exit(1);
        }
    }
}

EDIT:
I fixed it! Thank you everyone! here's the working code:

import java.sql.* ; 
public class employeeMode{
    public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
        String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:mariel@//localhost:1521/XEXDB";
        String USER = "mariel";
        String PASS = "1234";


        try {
              Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
              Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
            }
              catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
              System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
               System.exit(1);
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

@Mariel, have you installed Oracle 10g or any version Database, i think Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"); is unable to find any database connection which you have installed your system

download ojdbcxxx.jar file from below drive http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/jdbc/index-091264.html

Answer 2

Add a jar that goes with the database

for oracle the connection string is

jdbc:oracle:thin: username / password @ url : port : schema

for Mysql follow the link

Answer 3

First you have to load the driver and then create the connection as below. Also you have to put the ojdbc jar in the classpath.

Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);

Answer 4

import java.sql.* ; 
public class employeeMode{
    public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException{
        String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
        String USER = "mariel";
        String PASS = "1234";


        try {
              Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
              Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
            }
              catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
              System.out.println("Error: unable to load driver class!");
               System.exit(1);
        }
    }
}

Answer 5

You must have to add oracle driver jar file which is available on net http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/apps-tech/jdbc-112010-090769.html . then apply it in your class path.

Answer 6

First you try to make the connection using drivermanager before load your oracle driver first you should add oracle ojdbc6-11.2.0.4.jar file to load the oracle driver

you can separate your two methods one to open and the second to close your database connection as below you

      public class BDConnection
      {
      private static final String DB_DRIVER =    "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
      private static final String DB_CONNECTION = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XEXDB";
      private static final String DB_USER = "mariel";
      private static final String DB_PASSWORD = "1234"; 

  }

   public static Connection getDBConnection() {

    Connection dbConnection = null;

    try {

        Class.forName(DB_DRIVER);

    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {

        System.out.println(e.getMessage());

    }

    try {

        return DriverManager.getConnection(
                DB_CONNECTION, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD);



    } catch (SQLException e) {

        System.out.println(e.getMessage());

    }

    return dbConnection;

}

public static void closeMyConnection(Connection connection) {

    try {

        connection.close();


    } catch (Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }

}

And now to test your code just you shulod call getDBConnection() in your main method after adding your jar file

  public static void main(String[] argv) {

  Connection connection =getDBConnection();
  closeMyConnection(connection);        
}

Answer 7

Isn't it

Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");

? And:

...
try {
       Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver");
       Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(URL, USER, PASS);
    }
...