> Do you mean mySQL? I would like to get an answer too.
> 
> For a MS ACCESS database the ultimate info needed:
> Driver
> sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
> URL (must be in a form the driver understands)
> jdbc:odbc:NorthWind
> 
> NorthWind is the link to the (existing) NorthWind.mdb which has been
> set by (windows NT) settings -> control panel> Data source ODBC
> and then the tabpage System DNS (add etc.)
> 
> To be found in Professional JSP second edition chapter 18 (Wrox).
> A nice jsp-servlet application to look at databases (example).
> And I got it working ;-)
> 
> 
  
  No, it's not mySQL but SQL Server 7x.  Hope somebody can solve or 
explain to me the technical reasons to my problem.  Thanks.