this is the error message ************************** Cant find database Driver class: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: postgresql.Driver SQL Exception java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver **************************
and heres the coding ************************* import java.io.*; import java.sql.*; import javax.servlet.*; import javax.servlet.http.*; public class hotellist extends HttpServlet { public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException { res.setContentType("text/html"); PrintWriter out = res.getWriter(); String url = "jdbc:postgresql://dcsun2/dwt"; String query = " select name,city from hotels order by city,name"; out.println("<HTML>"); out.println("<BODY>"); try { Class.forName("postgresql.Driver"); } catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException ex1) { out.println("Cant find database Driver class: " + ex1 +"<BR>"); } try{ Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url,"wwwuser","wwwuser"); Statement stmt = con.createStatement(); ResultSet rs =stmt.executeQuery(query); out.println("<P> <STRONG>Hotel --- City</STRONG>"); while (rs.next()) { String hotelName = rs.getString(1); String cityName = rs.getString(2); out.println("<BR> " + hotelName + " , " + cityName); } out.println("</P>"); stmt.close(); con.close(); } catch(SQLException ex2) { out.println("SQL Exception " + ex2); } out.println("</HTML>"); out.println("</BODY>"); } } ******************************* i believe it's something to do with the postgres driver? cheers >From: Brian Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: 'Tomcat Users List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: JDBC >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:33:35 -0600 > >what problems are you having? can you post an error or code or both? >B > >-----Original Message----- >From: vinny patel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 3:48 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: JDBC > > >I am having problems with my servlets that connect to a postgres >database. I am using the Tomcat 4, if anyone has any suggestions, i would >be > >gratefull! > >thanks > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >-- >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>