Oracle 8.1.7 JDBC Example

Connecting to an Oracle 8.1.7 database

Oracle 8.1.7 or similar versions may connect successfully using the same approach as for Oracle 10g. However, here is a tried and tested approach with this older version of Oracle. The process is the same as for Oracle 10g but with the following changes:

JDBC driver

You will need the Oracle JDBC driver. This is a file called “classes12.zip” and can be downloaded from Oracle (search for “Oracle JDBC driver” and look for “classes12.zip” for Oracle 8.17). It should be on the Oracle CD and/or in the installation directory.

Next Step:

• Driver jar path: enter the path to and including classes12.zip. For example:
  C:\oracle\jdbc\lib\classes12.zip
• Driver class:
  oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver