Using Java and SQL
A discussion of database tools would not be complete without mentioning Java database connectivity, or JDBC. Java was designed with the philosophy that a programming language should provide seamless portability. It is possible, then, to take a Java program from a UNIX machine, and successfully execute the program in the Windows or Macintosh environments. This same philosophy applies to database connectivity.
Following the Java philosophy, the most desirable situation is to connect with many different kinds of databases using the same code, with the fewest number of modifications. JDBC does a good job of making this possible. As long as the database vendor has a JDBC driver for the database management system, the database can ...
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