Java tutorial
import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData; import java.sql.DriverManager; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { try { String url = "jdbc:odbc:yourdatabasename"; String driver = "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"; String user = "guest"; String password = "guest"; Class.forName(driver); Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password); DatabaseMetaData meta = connection.getMetaData(); System.out.println("We are using " + meta.getDatabaseProductName()); System.out.println("Version is " + meta.getDatabaseProductVersion()); connection.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e); } } }