Go ahead and pass it a user name and password I had a similar problem where all
JDBC programs would refuse to connect even though the Database was not password
protected just use yur admin name and anything for the password.
- Richard
On Thu, 02 Jul 1998, Jeffrey Napolitano wrote:
>Okay...the below code compiles fine, but when it runs, it throws the
>SQLException at the DriverManager line (as you can see, everything below
>is commented out). There is indeed a datasource "bugs", and PostgreSQL
>is running on the local machine. There is no password needed to access
>the database, and I can access "bugs" interactively with psql. Am I not
>importing a package...?
>
>I need help...am lost to why it throws the SQLException.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>import java.util.*;
>import java.io.*;
>import java.sql.*;
>
>public class HopeSprings {
> public static void main(String[] args) {
> String url = "jdbc:postgresql:bugs";
> Connection con;
> String createString;
> createString = "create table STUFF " + "(NAME
>varchar(30), " + "IDNUMBER int)";
> Statement stmt;
>
> try {
> Class.forName("postgresql.Driver");
> }
> catch(ClassNotFoundException except) {
> System.out.println("ClassNotFound: didn't
>work");
> }
>
> try {
> con = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
> //stmt = con.createStatement();
> //stmt.executeUpdate(createString);
> //stmt.close();
> //con.close();
> }
> catch(SQLException sqlexcept) {
> System.out.println("The SQL Exception was
>thrown");
> }
> } //End of main in JDBC_Connection class
>} //End of JDBC_Connection class bracket
