Software architects face an important technical problem when they must decide how to best interact with backend database systems. The decision often comes down to the Hibernate vs. JDBC debate, as the ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To connect to a database like MySQL or HyperSQL Database (HSQLDB) in Java, you use JDBC. And if ...

To access a database management system (DBMS) in Java, you need a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver. You may write such drivers, which range from types 1 to 4, in pure Java or a combination of ...

I am working on a database application that needs to access some .dbf files that were created with FoxPro. Are there special drivers I am going to need to use JDBC to access these files through Java?

Java has become increasingly popular as a server-side programming language for database-powered Web applications. Those applications’ business logic-handling methods must work with data from backend ...

HiT Software, Inc. has announced a new release of its JDBC/DB2 type 4 SQL middleware, which conforms to the Java JDBC 4.1 specification. With this latest release, application developers can take ...

After writing a column searching for Linux alternatives to Microsoft’s low-end database, Access, I received some great replies. Many readers pointed out the limitations of Microsoft Access, and while ...

Teradata Corp. has accelerated its roadmap for the open source Presto by delivering ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)/JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) drivers for free. Presto is an open source SQL ...

Hewlett-Packard has updated its service virtualization software, giving developers a broader palette upon which to test their programs. HP Service Virtualization 2.3 can now mimic the behavior of JDBC ...