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JDBCTest ClassNotFoundException

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Question:
I’m trying to test the JDBC-ODBC bridge with JDBCTest tool and itgives me the following error:

registerDriver() Failed:java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sun/jdbc/odbc/JdbcOdbcDriver

What’s the problem?

Answer:
It looks like the jar file containing the class is not in your classpath. You should use the JDK 1.2 java -cp option to add the directoryor jar file to your runtime classpath.

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