ClassNotFoundException for com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver

Question

This is an issue that has come up before on SO, and I\'m sure seasoned Java devs are tired of telling newbies howto set the classpath. That said, I\'ve tried setting the classpa

Answer 1

You're halfway there. You include the JDBC JAR on your classpath when you compile, but you also need to include it on your classpath when you execute it as well:

java -cp .:/path/to/sqljdbc42.jar connectURL