Getting the following error - No suitable driver found for jdbc:postgresql://localhost: 5432/testDBMS

Question

I get back an error indicating java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for
jdbc:postgresql://localhost: 5432/testDBMS

import java.sql.*;
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Answer 1

java -cp . JdbcPostgresqlConnection

So, clearly, the only thing that is in the classpath is the current directory (.). The postgresql driver jar is not. You need to add it to the classpath:

java -cp .:/path/to/driver.jar JdbcPostgresqlConnection

on Linux/MacOS, or

java -cp .;c:\path\to\driver.jar JdbcPostgresqlConnection

on Windows.