Developer Product Briefs Make a SQL-to-Java Connection SQL Server 2005's Type 4 JDBC driver provides database connectivity from a Java application. Though the driver class and connection URL are a bit ...

Click the "Add" button to create a new connection and start the connection wizard. Click the "SQL Native Client" in the list of drivers. The SQL client is included with the Windows 7 operating system.

To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...