JDBC with ms-access?

Question

How to connect to a Microsoft Access-based database in a Windows using JDBC code?

What syntax is to be written for Type-1 and Type-4 types of the drivers?

Answer 1

To connect Java with MS Access, you need a JDBC driver. I still don't think Microsoft do one do they! http://www.easysoft.com/applications/microsoft-access/jdbc-odbc.html

Answer 2

I recommend a cross-platform Access JDBC driver called UCanAccess. It works great and there are lots of examples on the site (to help the original poster.)

Answer 3

You can use JDBC-ODBC bridge by calling:

Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver")

Then you can use JDBC database URL in form:

jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=c:\\Nwind.mdb

or if you configure your database in ODBC manager you can use its alias:

jdbc:odbc:northwind

Answer 4

JDBC/ODBC driver is a platform dependent and can be used only in Windows OS. Also, there are some platform independent JDBC drivers, for example: StelsMDB JDBC driver (http://www.csv-jdbc.com/stels_mdb_jdbc.htm)