A List of JDBC Drivers

If you need to access a database with Java, you need a driver. This is a list of the drivers available, what database they can access, who makes it, and how to contact them.

IBM DB2
jdbc:db2://:/
COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver

JDBC-ODBC Bridge
jdbc:odbc:
sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver

Microsoft SQL Server
jdbc:weblogic:mssqlserver4:@:
weblogic.jdbc.mssqlserver4.Driver

Oracle Thin
jdbc:oracle:thin:@::
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

PointBase Embedded Server
jdbc:pointbase://embedded[:]/
com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver

Cloudscape
jdbc:cloudscape:
COM.cloudscape.core.JDBCDriver

Cloudscape RMI
jdbc:rmi://:/jdbc:cloudscape:
RmiJdbc.RJDriver

Firebird (JCA/JDBC Driver)
jdbc:firebirdsql:[//[:]/]
org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver

IDS Server
jdbc:ids://:/conn?dsn=''
ids.sql.IDSDriver

Informix Dynamic Server
jdbc:informix-sqli://:/:INFORMIXSERVER=
com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver

InstantDB (v3.13 and earlier)
jdbc:idb:
jdbc.idbDriver

InstantDB (v3.14 and later)
jdbc:idb:
org.enhydra.instantdb.jdbc.idbDriver

Interbase (InterClient Driver)
jdbc:interbase:///
interbase.interclient.Driver

Hypersonic SQL (v1.2 and earlier)
jdbc:HypersonicSQL:
hSql.hDriver

Hypersonic SQL (v1.3 and later)
jdbc:HypersonicSQL:
org.hsql.jdbcDriver

Microsoft SQL Server (JTurbo Driver)
jdbc:JTurbo://:/
com.ashna.jturbo.driver.Driver

Microsoft SQL Server (Sprinta Driver)
jdbc:inetdae::?database=
com.inet.tds.TdsDriver

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Microsoft Driver)
jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://:[;DatabaseName=]
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver

MySQL (MM.MySQL Driver)
jdbc:mysql://:/
org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver

Oracle OCI 8i
jdbc:oracle:oci8:@
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

Oracle OCI 9i
jdbc:oracle:oci:@
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

PostgreSQL (v6.5 and earlier)
jdbc:postgresql://:/
postgresql.Driver

PostgreSQL (v7.0 and later)
jdbc:postgresql://:/
org.postgresql.Driver

Sybase (jConnect 4.2 and earlier)
jdbc:sybase:Tds::
com.sybase.jdbc.SybDriver

Sybase (jConnect 5.2)
jdbc:sybase:Tds::
com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybDriver

To test your driver once it's installed, try the following code:


{
Class.forName("Driver name");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnenction("jdbcurl","username","password");
//other manipulation using jdbc commands
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}

Java JDK major releases and release differences

Java JDK Major Releases and Released diffences
Date	Version	Codename	New Features Introduced In that Release
1996-01-23	1.0	Oak?	Java released to public
1997-02-18	1.1	Sparkler	No longer supported. Added a totally new event model, using Listeners, anonymous classes and inner classes. This is the level Microsoft has trapped many of its customers at. Netscape proprietary RSA code signing. Microsoft proprietary CAB code signing.
1998-12-04	1.2	Playground	No longer supported. Added ArrayList and other Collections, added Swing. Added DSA code signing. Added BufferedImage
2000-05-08	1.3	Kestrel	No longer supported. java.util.Timer, java.lang. StrictMath, Runtime. addShutdownHook, java.awt. Robot, java.awt.print. PageAttributes, java.media.sound (MIDI and sampled). Hotspot introduced. RMI now has the option of using CORBA's IIOP protocol. Added RSA code signing, which quickly effectively obsoleted DSA certificates.
2002-02-13	1.4	Merlin	No longer supported. added regexes, assertions and nio.
2004-09-29	1.5	Tiger	added StringBuilder, java.util.concurrent, generics, enumerations and annotations.
2006-12-12	1.6	Mustang	System tray, subpixel antialiasing, Document-modal, Application-modal, Toolkit-modal, Applet splash screens, table sorting, true double buffering, digitally signed XML files, JAWS support for *.ico and *.png, JavaCompilerTool, JDBC 4.0, smart card API, Console.readPassword, improved drag & drop.
not released	1.7	Dolphin	There is still on-going discussion on what should be included.

Actual differance between computer engineering and IT

CE (computer science) describe what is the science behind computer..

how computer is engineered. include history, present and future of computer. including its application and lot many things.

while IT is some thing different...

it is study of technology..
describe following things..

1. How to collect information from various source....
2. How to store information in such a way that it can be back in desire manner.
3. How to re-distribute information in such way that it fulfill the requirement.

and by chance computer is involve in the all activity.
so, its look like computer and IT both are same.


but fact is that,
CS is a study of machine..
IT is a study of information gathering, storing and distributing.

now a days computer is main device that is used in such activity so IT very similar to computer science.
if in future any device will invented that will betterly fulfill IT requirement(information gathering, storing and distributing). than i am sure that IT people are going to learn that device.