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Thread: How to connect to a remote database?

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    Unhappy How to connect to a remote database?

    There are two things that I am having trouble understanding:
    1. How to connect to the server. I do not know if I should use localhost or not? (I am linking to a database that is not on my local machine, if that matters)
    2. How to connect to the correct database, as there are a couple of databases under that server

    This is what I have so far:
    MAIN -> My Server
    1433: TCP/IP Port
    DB_Accounts -> The Database I want to connect to

    String dbURL = "jdbc:sqlserver://MAIN\\SQLEXPRESS:1433/DB_Accounts;user=myuser;password=mypass;"; // Connect the server and the database

    thanks for any help given


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    Thumbs up Re: How to connect to a remote database?

    Quote Originally Posted by ace84 View Post
    There are two things that I am having trouble understanding:
    1. How to connect to the server. I do not know if I should use localhost or not? (I am linking to a database that is not on my local machine, if that matters)
    2. How to connect to the correct database, as there are a couple of databases under that server

    This is what I have so far:
    MAIN -> My Server
    1433: TCP/IP Port
    DB_Accounts -> The Database I want to connect to

    String dbURL = "jdbc:sqlserver://MAIN\\SQLEXPRESS:1433/DB_Accounts;user=myuser;password=mypass;"; // Connect the server and the database

    thanks for any help given

    Hi,

    As you mentioned, if the DB exists in the remote server, You need to get the Correct IP where the correct DB exists and then U need to connect like the code below.
    Connection con = null;
     
    		try {			   			
    			String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@121.340.19.249:1521";     			
    			String dataBaseName = "DBName";           
    			String userName = "username";         
    			String password = "password";    
    			Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
    			con = DriverManager.getConnection(
    					URL+":"+dataBaseName, userName,
    					password);
    		} catch (Exception e) {     
    			e.printStackTrace();   
    		}
    		return con;
    Try this.

    Regards,

    Janarthanan.K

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    Default Re: How to connect to a remote database?

    Hey thanks for your help,

    I tried the code that you gave and I it didn't work because I am trying to connect to sql server database rather than a oracle db.

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    Default Re: How to connect to a remote database?

    oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
    you had tried after modifying driver for sql server and url name.

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    Default Re: How to connect to a remote database?

    Quote Originally Posted by ace84 View Post
    Hey thanks for your help,

    I tried the code that you gave and I it didn't work because I am trying to connect to sql server database rather than a oracle db.
    The code posted by janarthanan seem to be fine. If you are using MySQL then change the Class.forName to the correct driver. Your IDE can point to the correct driver (Netbeans/Myeclipse etc.)

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