Java tutorial
/* * */ import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.SQLException; import java.sql.Statement; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { if (conn != null) { System.out.println("Connection attempt was successful!"); try { conn.close(); } catch (SQLException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); System.out.println("Problem closing the connection"); } } } static Connection conn; static Statement st; static { try { // Step 1: Load the JDBC driver. Class.forName("org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"); System.out.println("Driver Loaded."); // Step 2: Establish the connection to the database. String url = "jdbc:hsqldb:data/tutorial"; conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", ""); System.out.println("Got Connection."); st = conn.createStatement(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Got an exception! "); e.printStackTrace(); System.exit(0); } } }