JDBC Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes

∟Derby (Java DB) JDBC Driver

∟Derby (Java DB) Driver Features

This section describes Apache's Derby JDBC driver and its features.

Derby JDBC driver is the JDBC driver for Java DB (Derby) produced by Apache. It is included in the Java DB (Derby) distribution package.

Main features Derby JDBC driver:

• Derby JDBC driver is a Type 4 JDBC driver - Converting JDBC calls into the network protocol used directly by Java DB in pure Java language.
• Derby JDBC driver supports JDBC 4.0 (JSR 221) specifications running under Java SE 6.
• Derby JDBC driver class is org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver, which can be loaded automatically to DriverManager under Java SE 6.
• Derby JDBC driver is free.

There are also commercial JDBC-ODBC drivers available. Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge is one of them. It is actually a Type 3 JDBC driver and supports JDBC 2.1 specifications.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Introduction

 Downloading and Installing JDK - Java SE

 Installing and Running Java DB - Derby

►Derby (Java DB) JDBC Driver

►Derby (Java DB) Driver Features

 Loading Derby JDBC Driver Classes

 Creating Connections to Java DB (Derby) Network Server

 Java DB (Derby) Network Server and JDBC Driver Info

 Java DB (Derby) - Creating New Tables

 Java DB (Derby) - Inserting Data Rows to Existing Tables

 Java DB (Derby) - Running SELECT Queries

 Derby (Java DB) JDBC DataSource Objects

 Java DB (Derby) - DML Statements

 Java DB (Derby) - ResultSet Objects of Queries

 Java DB (Derby) - PreparedStatement

 MySQL Installation on Windows

 MySQL JDBC Driver (MySQL Connector/J)

 MySQL - PreparedStatement

 MySQL - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet

 MySQL - JBDC CallableStatement

 MySQL CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 MySQL BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

 Oracle Express Edition Installation on Windows

 Oracle JDBC Drivers

 Oracle - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet

 Oracle - PreparedStatement

 Oracle - JBDC CallableStatement

 Oracle CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 Oracle BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

 Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server - sqljdbc.jar

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - Query Statements and Result Sets

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DatabaseMetaData Object

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DDL Statements

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DML Statements

 SQL Server - PreparedStatement

 SQL Server CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 SQL Server BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

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

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - Flat Text Files

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS Access

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS SQL Server

 Summary of JDBC Drivers and Database Servers

 Additional Tutorial Notes to Be Added

 References

 PDF Printing Version