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Table 2-1 RdbNative Format Elements

Element Description

<database_specification> Is the full file specification of the Rdb

database that you wish to connect to.

<connect_switches>

These optional switches may be used to

specify certain settings that should be

established when the database connection is

made.

See Connection Options

for more details.

Example

To connect to MY_DB_DIR:PERSONNEL:

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(

"jdbc:RdbNative:my_db_dir:personnel",user, pass);

Note:

The

<database_specification>

should be a valid OpenVMS-style file specification

logical name.

my_disk:[my_directory]my_database

2.1.2 Class Used with the Oracle JDBC for Rdb native driver

The Rdb native driver can be found in the following class:

oracle.rdb.jdbc.rdbNative.Driver

2.2 Oracle JDBC for Rdb Thin Driver

The Oracle JDBC for Rdb thin driver is a 100 percent pure Java, Type IV driver. Because it

is written entirely in Java, this driver is platform-independent. It does not require any

additional Oracle software on the client side.

For use with applets, the thin driver can be downloaded into a browser along with the Java

applet being run. The HTTP protocol is stateless, but the thin driver is not. The initial HTTP

request to download the applet and the thin driver is stateless. Once the thin driver establishes

the database connection, the communication between the browser and the database is stateful

and in a two-tier configuration.