Did you also try entering "MsSQL" as database type in the wizard,  
leaving the URL the way that it worked for you?

Holger


On Nov 11, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Parsa Mirhaji wrote:

> Anything other than “sqlserver” (or its variants SQLServer,  
> SqlServer etc) fails with the following error:
>
> “Could not create database Failure to instantiate DB  
> Driver:sqlserver java.sql.SQLException: The syntax of the connection  
> URL 'jdbc:jtds:MsSQL://129.106.31.167:1433/SODS/' is invalid.”
> This includes even the jtds documented uri:  
> <jdbc:jtds:mircorost://...>
>
> Parsa Mirhaji, MD
> Director, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics  
> Research
> The School of Health Information Sciences
> The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
> Tel:       (713) 500-3157
> Fax:      (713) 500-0370
> Assistance (Connie Tapper): (713) 500-3973
>
> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
>
>
>
> From: Scott Henninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:39:29 -0800 (PST)
> To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> Subject: [tbc-users] Re: Importing from Jena Persistence Databases
>
>
> Parsa; The error message indicates that the Jena driver needs to be
> specified for the Database URL.  Try using MsSQL (case sensitive).
> I.e.:
>    jdbc:jtds:MsSQL://<host>[:<port>][/<database>]
>
> Give that a try...
> -- Scott
>
> On Nov 11, 12:23 pm, Parsa Mirhaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > correction:
> > jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://<host>[:<port>][/<database>]
> >
> > From: Parsa Mirhaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:21:04 -0600
> > To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [tbc-users] Re: Importing from Jena Persistence Databases
> >
> > I think there is a discrepancy between jtds documentation and
> > implementation. Where they suggest to use
> >  jdbc:jtds:microsoft://<host>[:<port>][/<database>]  as the JDBC  
> URI format,
> > it actually works if you enter
> > jdbc:jtds:microsoft://<host>[:<port>][/<database>]
> >
> > But the problem presents itself in another way after the  
> connection is made:
> >
> > Please notice that the failing class is now a JENA class from
> > com.hp.hpl.jena namespace.
> >
> > I tested this with another JDBC driver for microsofy sql server,  
> from MSDN
> > website, and it fails at this exact point too.
> >
> > Any comments?
> > Thanks
> > Parsa
> >
> > Parsa Mirhaji, MD
> > Director, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics  
> Research
> > The School of Health Information Sciences
> > The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
> > Tel:       (713) 500-3157
> > Fax:      (713) 500-0370
> > Assistance (Connie Tapper): (713) 500-3973
> >
> >  P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
> >
> > From: Scott Henninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:42:27 -0800 (PST)
> > To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [tbc-users] Re: Importing from Jena Persistence Databases
> >
> > Hello Parsa;  There are a few things to try out.  First the Database
> > URL in your screen image uses the 'mysql' subprotocol (server type).
> > You'll want to use 'sqlserver', i.e. 'jdbc:sqlserver' followed by  
> the
> > URL for your database.  You may also need to include the port number
> > the database listens to.
> >
> > Given that you are using the jTDS driver, the Driver Class and  
> Driver
> > Jar URL seem to be correct.  Making sure the jar file is on your
> > localhost under E:/text and that it is in your classpath would be  
> the
> > only things I could suggest.
> >
> > -- Scott
> >
> > On Nov 10, 6:16 pm, Parsa Mirhaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Scott
> > > I know it is a while but the trick did not work. I used a TBC  
> 2.6.2 to
> > > connect to a MSSQL Server Jena Persistence using the connection  
> information
> > > in the attached file and see the error message as shown in the  
> image.
> > > Changing drivers, driver classes and such did not work.
> > > Any comments?
> > > Best regards
> > > Parsa
> >
> > > Parsa Mirhaji, MD
> > > Director, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health  
> Informatics Research
> > > The School of Health Information Sciences
> > > The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
> > > Tel:       (713) 500-3157
> > > Fax:      (713) 500-0370
> > > Assistance (Connie Tapper): (713) 500-3973
> >
> > >  P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
> >
> > > From: Scott Henninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reply-To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:07:51 -0700 (PDT)
> > > To: TBC group <[email protected]>
> > > Subject: [tbc-users] Re: Importing from Jena Persistence Databases
> >
> > > Hello Parsa;  It seems to me that you have a couple of options.   
> One
> > > is to go directly to the database in MS-SQL and import to TBC via
> > > d2rq.  The second is to import via the Jena database connection
> > > wizard.  To do this, you need to give TBC the information about  
> the
> > > database name, location, and the driver for MS-SQL.
> >
> > > I'm assuming that the Jena database was created by some other
> > > application.  Therefore you will need to tell TBC how to get to  
> it.
> > > Use the New -> OW/RDFS Jena Database wizard. Think of "new" as a  
> new
> > > database connection.  This works OK for me using MySQL data stores
> > > created in Jena format.  You will need to specify the MS-SQL jar  
> and
> > > class locations, as the current wizard does not have a driver  
> for MS-
> > > SQL.
> >
> > > If that doesn't work for you, we may need more information about  
> how
> > > the Jena database was created, etc.
> > > -- Scott
> >
> > > On Jul 24, 11:49 am, Parsa Mirhaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
> wrote:
> >
> > > > Scott,
> > > > Thanks for the response. In my case I already have the Jena  
> model in the
> > > > MS-SQL database. The question is how I can import it into TBC  
> and somehow
> > > > save it into an OWL file.  Information I need is where to put  
> the MS-SQL
> > > > driver and how to invoke it from import menu...
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Parsa
> >
> > > > Parsa Mirhaji, MD
> > > > Director, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health  
> Informatics Research
> > > > The School of Health Information Sciences
> > > > The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
> > > > Tel:       (713) 500-3157
> > > > Fax:      (713) 500-0370
> > > > Assistance (Yukiko Bryson): (713) 500-3938
> >
> > > > From: Scott Henninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> > > > Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:51:33 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > To: TopBraid Composer Users <[email protected] 
> >
> > > > Subject: [tbc-users] Importing from Jena Persistence Databases
> >
> > > > Parsa; I'm moving this to a separate discussion.  Somehow the  
> the post
> > > > was placed at the end of a different discussion.
> >
> > > > For the issue below, I believe all you will need is the JDBC  
> driver
> > > > for the MS-SQL service you are running - i.e. the  
> applicable .jar
> > > > file.  Put the jar in a local "file:///" or on a web server  
> (http) you
> > > > have access to.  Then use New... to create a new Jena  
> database.  The
> > > > wizard will show all the information you need, including the  
> location
> > > > of the MS-SQL .jar file.  Use the  
> net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver as
> > > > the Driver Class.
> >
> > > > -- Scott
> >
> > > > On Jul 22, 12:21 pm, Parsa Mirhaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Holger,
> > > > > How if it is possible to import a model from JENA  
> persistence that uses a
> > > > > MS-SQL Server Backend into TBC?
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Parsa
> >
> > > > > Parsa Mirhaji, MD
> > > > > Director, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health  
> Informatics
> > Research
> > > > > The School of Health Information Sciences
> > > > > The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
> > > > > Tel:       (713) 500-3157
> > > > > Fax:      (713) 500-0370
> > > > > Assistance (Yukiko Bryson): (713) 500-3938
> >
> > >  TBC2MSSQL.jpg
> > > 133KViewDownload
> >
> >
>
>
> >


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