Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver Programmer's Reference (R2.2, R2.3, R2.4, R2.5)

About This Document
This document describes how to use the HP JDBC Type 4 Driver (subsequently called the Type
4 driver). This driver provides Java applications running on a foreign platform with JDBC access
to HP Neoview SQL databases on the HP Neoview Data Warehousing Platform for Business
Intelligence.
Release
This manual supports HP Neoview Release 2.2 until otherwise indicated in a replacement
publication.
Intended Audience
This HP Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver Programmer's Reference is for experienced Java programmers
who want to access SQL databases on the Neoview platform with the Type 4 driver.
This document assumes you are already familiar with:
• J2EE or Java applications running on JDK 1.4.1 or later
• The JDBC 3.0 specification as defined by Sun Microsystems
• JDBC 3.0 API
New and Changed Information
Changes to the product and this guide are:
• Product enhancements to have full compliance with the JDBC 3.0 Data Access API regarding
Stored Procedures with Result Sets, implemented in SPJs (the Neoview environment term
for stored procedures in Java).
• New name for the product distribution tar file. For the name format, see “Product Files”
(page 19).
• Syntax change for the INFOSTATS command. For the syntax, see “Use of the INFOSTATS
Command” (page 30).
• New discussion about ensuring Type 4 driver version compatibility with the Neoview
platform in Appendix B (page 105).
• Minor editorial corrections, and layout and linking adjustments.
Organization of This Guide
Use for ...TitleChapter (page)
Descriptions of the Java and JDBC technology supported by
this product.
“Introduction to HP JDBC Type 4
Driver”
Chapter 1
(page 17)
Installation requirements and how to verify the Type 4 driver
installation.
“Installing and Verifying the Type
4 Driver”
Chapter 2
(page 19)
Explanations about how to access Neoview SQL databases
using the Type 4 driver.
“Accessing Neoview SQL
Databases”
Chapter 3
(page 21)
Information about how to set the properties that configure
the driver and detailed description of each property
“Type 4 Driver Properties”Chapter 4
(page 35)
Explanations on working with BLOB and CLOB data in JDBC
applications by using the standard interface described in the
JDBC 3.0 API specification.
“Working with BLOB and CLOB
Data”
Chapter 5
(page 51)
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