JDBC Driver using IBM Data Studio

Designing and implementing Data solutions requires various applications. Sometimes multiple connections to different vendor may be required to compare or retrieve data. SQL Server allows for linked server to other platforms which is much easier with SQL Server Management Studio. Third applications like Data Studio or Oracle JDeveloper may require JDBC drivers to bridge the connection between the application and the source system.  The following series demonstrates the connectivity protocol to SQL Server using JDBC driver in Data Studio. The traditional Microsoft Driver may work depending on the system setting up in most cases it will not work with third party systems.  This demonstration may work with other JDBC driver like Postgres or Oracle. You have to download the JDBC driver from the vendor and select the vendor name from the list.

Google for  JTDS driver  and download it. Extract it to a specific location.
      jtds-1.2-dist


Verify your connection to the  data source.  SQL Sever is the data source.

Go to Windows and select Preference

Click Add 


Select the database driver tamplet

Type the chosen name<<Any name>>
Click on the JAR list tab


Select the JTDS Driver from the  JTDS folder.
Click on Properties tab
Enter the following
CONNECTION URL
jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://<host>:<port>/<database_name> 
DATABASE NAME
<< ENTER ANY DATABASE NAME>>
USER ID
<<ENTER YOUR NAME>>


For Driver Class
Click on the square box


Click Ok and Close Data Studio


Open the database connection for new connection
Select Generic JDBC
Under JDBC diver: select the driver you created earlier







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