Invalid Oracle URL specified: OracleDataSource.makeURL

Question

I\'m trying to connect to a local oracle database but I\'m getting this cryptic error message: Invalid Oracle URL specified: OracleDataSource.makeURL.

Answer 1

if you use setUrl (or if your container like glassfish does it)

make sure you use correct syntax

==== Notice the colon before @ ====

jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:sid

or

jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521/servicename

The datasource class tries to parse it and gives cryptic error if syntax has issues