JDBC-ODBC Bridge Removed in Java 8, what is the best alternative? [duplicate]
This question already has an answer here: Manipulating an Access database from Java without ODBC 1 answer Seeing as Oracle has removed the JDBC-ODBC Bridge driver in the latest release of Java (version 8), is there a good alternative that will enable us developers to access ODBC databases in Java 8? Oracle is apparently recommending that we use vendor-specific JDBC drivers instead of the Bridge, which tells me that Microsoft should have its own JDBC driver for connecting to MS Access databases in Java. http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jdbc/bridge.html I'm currently looking