This text presents the JDBC standard, Java's database connectivity environment, and provides information for using Java with JDBC for accessing databases. The manual is designed for users who are learning database programming for the Internet or company In

Java and databases make a powerful combination. Getting the two sides to work together, however, takes some effort--largely because Java deals in objects while most databases do not. This book describes the standard Java interfaces that make portable object-oriented access to relational databases possible and offers a robust model for writing applications that are easy to maintain. It introduces the JDBC and RMI packages and uses them to develop three-tier applications (applications divided into a user interface, an object-oriented logic component, and an information store). The book begins with a quick overview of SQL for developers who may be asked to handle a database for the first time. It then explains how to issue database queries and updates through SQL and JDBC. It also covers the use of stored procedures and other measures to improve efficiency, where these are available. But the book's key contribution is a set of patterns that let developers isolate critical tasks like object creation, information storage and retrieval, and the committing or aborting of transactions. The second edition includes more basics of JDBC and SQL, with more examples, and a deeper discussion about the architecture of a robust, maintainable database application. The second edition also explains the relationship between JDBC and Enterprise JavaBeans.

Presenting the complete, in-depth guide to JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)--the key to creating a new generation of data-rich Java applications, and the new standard that database vendors from Oracle to Sybase are lining up to support. North explains the how-to's of JDBC and covers its relationship with ODBC. The CD contains sample code written to the JDBC and ODBC APIs.

JDBC is the key Java technology for relational database access. Oracle is arguably the most widely used relational database platform in the world. In this book, Donald Bales brings these two technologies together, and shows you how to leverage the full power of Oracle's implementation of JDBC. You begin by learning the all-important mysteries of establishing database connections. This can be one of the most frustrating areas for programmers new to JDBC, and Donald covers it well with detailed information and examples showing how to make database connections from applications, applets, Servlets, and even from Java programs running within the database itself. Next comes thorough coverage of JDBC's relational SQL features. You'll learn how to issue SQL statements and get results back from the database, how to read and write data from large, streaming data types such as BLOBs, CLOBs, and BFILEs, and you'll learn how to interface with Oracle's other built-in programming language, PL/SQL. If you're taking advantage of the Oracle's relatively new ability to create object tables and column objects based on user-defined datatypes, you'll be pleased with Don's thorough treatment of this subject. Don shows you how to use JPublisher and JDBC to work seamlessly with Oracle database objects from within Java programs. You'll also learn how to access nested tables and arrays using JDBC. Donald concludes the book with a discussion of transaction management, locking, concurrency, and performance--topics that every professional JDBC programmer must be familiar with. If you write Java programs to run against an Oracle database, this book is a must-have.

This essential guide offers serious Java developers a focused resource on using JDBC 3 to build robust, enterprise-class applications for the Internet or intranet. This title provides a step-by-step tutorial on the JDBC 3 API, as well as many examples and discussions about advanced techniques. It also provides a complete reference of the API's packages and extensions. Powerful and enhanced new features are covered: Batch updates, DataSource object, transaction savepoints, connection pooling, distributed transaction support, XA compatibility, types of ResultSets, holdable cursors, SQL99 types, scalar functions, CLOB, array, reference and datalink objects, customized type mapping, transform groups, ParameterMetaData API, auto generated keys, and more.

Aimed at the database developer who needs to learn how to optimize their skills for the Web, this text and CD covers JDBC, servlets, database front-end design, security, multi-threading and client server.

A complete guide to mastering the next generation of database programming technologies Java Database Programming teaches you the critical new Java database technologies and tools, including Sun Microsystems' Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) standard. You'll learn practical, step-by-step techniques with which you can harness the Java programming language. You will also learn how to create dynamic database applications and applets in both Internet and Intranet environments. Java Database Programming explains: How Java programs access online databases Integrating Java with networked database technologies Programming with JDBC How to develop JDBC drivers Java database tools and code libraries Java Database Programming is the innovative and hands-on book that will enable you to apply Java to real-world Internet and Intranet development. On the Java Database Programming supporting Web site, you'll find: tinySQL, a generic and extendable SQL engine written in Java The tinySQL JDBC driver Customizable Java database code Visit our Web site at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/