README FILE FOR CONNECTDB 
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What is it
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connectdb.jar is an all inclusive jar file
to connect to an Oracle or MySQL database 
using jdbc. 

Contains ConnecDB a reusable class
simplifying the jdbc connection to a 
single line of code.

Main.java is an example program showing how
to use ConnectDB class.

It also has the working jdbc drivers for 
MySQL and Oracle  ( circa Fall 2000 )

You can modify the code to make it work
with any jdbc drivers.

How to use it
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1. Open Main.java in an editor and edit the database 
   connection parameters ( IP/port/sid/user/pass )

2. javac Main.java

3. java Main

Contents of the connectdb.jar file 
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README 		- this file
ConnectDB.java	- source for the jdbc connection class
ConnectDB.class - the jdbc connection class
Main.java     	- source showing how to use ConnectDB 
org		- MySQL jdbc driver classes
oracle		- Oracle thin jdbc driver classes
doc		- java doc for ConnectDB

Licensing
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All ConnectDB code is free as in beer and speech ( GPL )


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