Paul Ananth

Introduction In this article, we take a look at using JDBC to build applications. Internet technology is changing so rapidly that some of the methods used today will become obsolete tomorrow. We are taking an approach that combines Java network programming and JDBC programming. Programming in JDBC is taking a step backward when you have mature 4GL tools like Sybase Powerbuilder. Programming in JDBC is similar to programming in any low level database library like ODBC or Sybase CT-LIB. There is more than one way to deploy applications and applets using JDBC. The first approach is by using the JDBC-ODBC bridge that is part of JDK 1.1. You have to install ODBC Drivers and set the ODBC datasource in each client. If you are willing to do this existing client server tools will do a better job than Java. The second approach is to use a JDBC driver that is 100 Percent Java... (more)