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shmoove · 05-12-2004, 08:33 AM

Class.forName() doesn't throw an SQLException, but it might throw a ClassNotFoundException if the class doesn't exist in it's classpath. So instead of catching an SQLException you should be catching a ClassNotFoundException (or something above it in the hierarchy like Exception).

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05-12-2004, 08:33 AM	PM User \| #2
shmoove Regular Coder Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Class.forName() doesn't throw an SQLException, but it might throw a ClassNotFoundException if the class doesn't exist in it's classpath. So instead of catching an SQLException you should be catching a ClassNotFoundException (or something above it in the hierarchy like Exception). shmoove