com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver not found error

Question

I am trying to connect to my SQL Server 2008 database from Java and I\'m having the same problem from this thread.

String userName = \"xxxx\";
String password =          


        

Answer 1

intellij idea 2019

1. Download Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server

(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/download-microsoft-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-2017)

2. Unpack ("C:\opt\sqljdbc_7.2\enu\mssql-jdbc-7.2.2.jre11.jar")
3. Add; (File->Project Structure->Global Libraries)
4. Use; (Adding Jar files to IntellijIdea classpath (look video)) import com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver; https://youtu.be/-2hjxoRKsyk

or ub Gradle set "compile" compile group: 'com.microsoft.sqlserver', name: 'mssql-jdbc', version: '7.2.2.jre11'