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 different in this version, connectivity is a snap.

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

Need to use raw SQL with JPA and JPA? The Jakarta Persistence API's NativeQuery interface makes it possible to use Hibernate, SQL and JPA together in the same app.