java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver : Am I loading the right driver?

Question

When I run the following snippet to connect to datasource to get the data out through queries :

        try {
        String driver = \"com.microsoft.jdbc.sq         


        

Answer 1

Having database defined and Class.forName(driver); is not enough.

You need to make sure appropriate database driver jar is in classpath.